Iran to hold ‘historic’ funeral for top military leaders

General Mohammad Bagheri, a major general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was among those killed in Israel strikes, which was launched on June 13.

Two weeks after a direct conflict with Israel, Iran will hold “historic” funeral proceedings in Tehran for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the 12-day war with Israel.

The country will hold funeral proceedings for 60 people in the capital on Saturday. The commemorations will begin at 0800 local time at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in central Tehran, news agency AFP reported.

The commemorations will be followed by a funeral procession to Azadi Square, about 11 kilometres away, the report said.

“A brief ceremony will be held there, then the processions of the martyrs will go toward Azadi Square,” Mohsen Mahmoudi, head of Tehran’s Islamic Development Coordination Council, said in a televised interview.

He added that Saturday, June 28, would be “a historic day for Islamic Iran and the revolution.”

General Mohammad Bagheri, a major general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the second-in-command of the armed forces after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Israel strikes, which was launched on June 13.