Iran held a funeral for military top commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the 12-day war of the country with Israel.
Among the mourning, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Chief Gen. Hossein Salami and the head of the Ballistic Missile Program of the IRGC, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, according to the Associated Press. The outlet reported that funeral directors were screaming along the streets of Tehran “Death to America” ​​and “Death to Israel”.
On June 13, the day Israel launched the Operation Rising Lion, the IDF announced the death of Salami, Hajizadeh and the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya (Emergency Command), Gholam-Ali Rashid. The next day, Israel claimed that it had killed nine senior nuclear scientists and more than 20 Iranian commanders.
In Tehran, Iran, mourning, for a funeral in honor of the military commanders and nuclear scientists who were killed during the 12-day war of the country with Israel, Saturday 28 June 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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The boxes were draped in Iranian flags and decorated with photos of the deceased. Large trucks wore the on-display coffins through the heart of Tehran dressed as a crowd in black and waved flags. The turnout could indicate that the internal action of the regime has an impact because the people of Iran rush to mourn their leaders.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures attended the funeral, but the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who still has to make a public appearance since he hid.
Mourning people gather around the flag-defined coffins of the Iranian forces of generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday 28 June 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Reports indicate that since the war with Israel ended, Iran has focused on internal safety. There have been reports of mass arrests and even executions of those accused of espionage on behalf of Israel.
“The regime condemned and imposes the death penalty on the basis of invented charges to spread fear among the Iranians. In the meantime, the operation of Israel has helped the public to realize that the Iranian regime is a paper tiger that is weaker than ever,” ” Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor Saeed Ghasseminejad said in a statement.
Armed Nopo Special Police Units are on site while Iranians take to the streets in the city center of Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran on 24 June 2025, to celebrate the Stakes-Furen after a 12-day war with Israel. (Negar/Midden -Sost images/AFP via Getty images)
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The Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) said Monday that 705 people were arrested in Iran for “political or security -related charges.”
This report was reflected by the Islamic Republic run Fars News AgencyHe stated that 700 were held due to alleged cooperation with Israel.
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Non -profit Iran Human Rights (IHR) warned that at least six others in the death cell due to alleged espionage for Israel are at risk of implementation. The organization also said that this year at least nine people were executed for similar costs.
