Iran holds funeral for commander killed in Beirut
The funeral of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah drew the largest crowd of top leaders in the paramilitary organization together Tuesday for the first time since Tehran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel.
Rumors circulated for weeks over the status of the head of the Guard's expeditionary arm, Gen. Esmail Qaani, but the Quds Force leader was seen in a black bomber jacket wiping away tears early Tuesday morning at the body repatriation at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport.
Rumors circulated for weeks over the status of the head of the Guard's expeditionary arm, Gen. Esmail Qaani, but the Quds Force leader was seen in a black bomber jacket wiping away tears early Tuesday morning at the body repatriation at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport.
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00:00On September 27th, Israeli attacks on Beirut left not only Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah dead,
00:08but also killed one of the top commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Abbas Nifrushan.
00:14Nifrushan is the most recent Iranian IRGC commander to be assassinated by Israel.
00:20But the killing was met with a swift reaction.
00:23Iran launched Operation True Promise 2, which saw hypersonic missiles used for the first time ever by Iran.
00:31In Beirut, it took days for rescue teams to discover the IRGC commander's body
00:36under mountains of debris caused by the Israeli strike.
00:40Prior to returning to Iran, Nifrushan's body was first welcomed by his supporters
00:45and resistance group's forces in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala.
00:51Here in Tehran, pro-government supporters are attending a funeral ceremony
00:56bidding farewell to the deceased IRGC commander.
00:59He will be laid to rest after the final funeral service in the city of Isfahan on October the 17th.
01:07Angry mourners condemned Israel's violence and, above everything else, demanded the international community response.
01:16The international community has so far failed to perform its duties.
01:21The situation can't be any worse than it currently is.
01:27We demand the international organizations step in to help stop this war.
01:33Iran is now playing an active role in diplomatic efforts and negotiations with regional players.
01:40We have clearly stated many times that the Islamic Republic is not seeking any further escalation of tensions,
01:47but we are not afraid of war. We are fully prepared.
01:51While a war of words continues between Tehran and Tel Aviv,
01:55the Iranian people are still waiting to see how serious a possible Israeli response
02:01would be to Iran's October 1st barrage of missiles, the largest direct attack Iran has ever mounted against Israel.
02:10Ehsan Kaybani, CGTN, Tehran.