A massive funeral in Tehran to mourn two Guards killed in Israeli strikes in Syria
Thousands of Iranians held a funeral procession in Tehran for two Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli strikes in Syria. The strikes were part of a series of attacks, including some on Tuesday, aimed at positions near Damascus. Israel has carried out numerous air strikes on Syria during the country’s civil war, targeting Iran-backed forces, Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian army positions. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed to avenge the deaths of the two soldiers and urged the crowd to follow in their footsteps.
Iran, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, says it only deploys military advisers in the conflict-ravaged country.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, accused arch enemy Israel of bringing “war and insecurity” to the Middle East and of “creating discord in the region.”
In an apparent reference to Israel’s recent political turmoil and mass protests against the hard-right government’s proposed judicial reforms, he charged that there will be “no escape from internal collapse.”