Iran has performed the first state funeral for military leaders, nuclear scientists killed in Israeli attacks

On Saturday, hundreds of condolences of the city Tehran killed the other top commanders and nuclear scientists killed during one for the funeral of revolutionary guards and other top commanders and head of nuclear scientists. 12-day war with Israel,

Caspets of the guard’s chief general Hosin salute, the head of the guard’s ballistic missile program, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh and others were run on trucks on the roadside trucks of the capital as people chanting in the crowd: “Death to America” ​​and “Death Israel’s death.”

Both salute and Hajizadeh were killed on the first day of the war, on 13 June Israel started a war It asked to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, especially targeting military commanders, scientists and nuclear facilities.

State media reported that more than 1 million people came out for the funeral procession, which was impossible to confirm independently, but the dense crowd packed the main Tehran well with a route of about three miles.

There was no immediate indication of the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatolla Ali KhameneiIn the state broadcast of the funeral. The public has not made a public presence since before the outbreak of war, Khameni had prayed for commanders who fell on their caskets before open ceremonies in the last funeral, later aired on the state’s television.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in hand, and the state’s television reported that General Easmel law, who is the head of the revolutionary guard, the foreign wing of the Quads Force, and General Ali Shamkhani was also one of the showkeys.

In the first round of the Israeli attack, Shamkhani, an advisor to the injured and hospitalized, was shown in a civil suit, bending over a sugarcane in the image distributed on the telegram channel of the state television.

After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran’s revolutionary guard was made. Since it was established, it has developed up to an international force from a paramilitary, domestic security force to help Tehran’s colleagues in the Middle East, from Syria and Lebanon to Iraq. It operates parallel to the current armed forces of the country and controls the arsenal of Ballistic missiles to Iran’s arsenal, which has been used to attack Israel twice during the Israeli-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

On Tuesday, 12 days before a ceasefire was declared, Israel claimed that it killed about 30 Iranian commanders and 11 nuclear scientists, while killing eight Nuclear facilities And more than 720 military infrastructure sites. According to the Human Rights activist group in Washington, more than 1,000 people, including at least 417 citizens, were killed.

Iran fired more than 550 ballistic missiles in Israel, most of which were intercepted, but those who used to harm and killed 28 people.

The Saturday’s celebrations for the top commanders since the ceasefire were the first public funerals, and the Iranian state television reported that they were for a total of 60 people, including four women and four children.

Officials closed government offices to allow public servants to participate in ceremonies.

Many people in the crowd expressed the feelings of anger and disregard.

“This is not a ceasefire, it’s just a stagnation,” 43 -year -old Ahmed Masapur said waving an Iranian flag. “Whatever they do, we will definitely give a crushed reaction.”

The state media published images of an open grave in Tehran’s spreading Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, where the Chief General of Army, Mohammad Bagheri, who was killed on the first day of the war, was buried next to his brother, a guard commander killed during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

Other people were to be buried in their hometown.

Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency confirmed that on top prosecutor Notorious Ewin Jail Was killed in a Israeli strike on Monday.

It stated that Ali Ghanatkar, whose disgruntled prosecution, widely criticized human rights groups, will be buried in a temple in QOM.

Iran has always stressed that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. But Israel sees it as an existential threat and said that its military campaign was necessary to prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons.

Khameni’s last public presence was on 11 June, before enmity with Israel two days ago, when he met with Iranian MPs.

However, on Thursday, he A pre-ridged video releasedSince the end of the war, in its first message, the United States and Israel, the long -standing opponents of the Islamic Republic are filled with warnings and dangers.

86 -year -old downplay US attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites As “nothing significant” was achieved and claimed victory over Israel.

United Nations is head of Nuclear Watchdog Agency, Rafael Gossi Characteristic of damage Iran’s Fordo atomic site was done by American bunker-bombs bombs, which was built in a mountain, “very, very, much, enough.”

However, in A Interview held “Facing the nation with Margaret Brain” with CBS News that will aired on Sunday, Grosy indicated that Iran may probably resume its uranium enrichment program “in months. ,

“They have capacity,” said Grosy. “They can be, you know, in a few months, I would say, some cascade of centrifugas produce spinning and rich uranium, or less. But as I said, as I said, clearly, no one can claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing.”

Grosie pushed forward: “It is clear that there is serious damage, but it is not total damage, first. And secondly, Iran has the ability there; industrial and technical capabilities. So if they want so, they will be able to do so again.”