Iran Has Funeral For Commanders, Scientists Killed In Israeli Strikes

Tehran, Iran’s capital, connected June 28 was filled pinch hundreds of thousands of group mourning astatine a ceremonial for subject commanders, atomic scientists and civilians killed during nan 12-day war pinch Israel. News outlets reported that Saturday’s ceremonial was for 60 people, among them 4 women and 4 children.

Those being mourned included equipped forces main Major General Mohammad Bagheri; Revolutionary Guards commandant General Hossein Salami and Guards Aerospace Force main General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Reuters reported. Crowds waved flags, tried to touch nan caskets and threw roseate petals connected nan coffins, which were taken to Azadi Square.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and nan advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Shamkhani, attended nan funeral. Pezeshkian connected X said he “bid farewell to nan martyrs of our homeland.”

“Serving specified a noble federation is nan grant of my life,” he wrote. “Forever Iran.”

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said connected Telegram that “Iranians, done heroic guidance against 2 regimes equipped pinch atomic weapons, protected their honour and dignity, and look to nan early prouder, much dignified, and much resolute than ever.”

News outlets reported that Khamenei was not seen successful a broadcast of nan ceremonial by nan state. On X Saturday morning, he posted a statement saying that “the logic for nan guidance to America is that they want Iran to surrender, and this is simply a awesome reproach to nan Iranian nation.”

This will “never happen,” Khamenei added. He did not mention nan funeral.

US strikes connected Iran atomic sites

On Saturday, June 21, nan United States subject struck 3 atomic sites successful Iran. Called “Operation Midnight Hammer,” nan onslaught connected Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan was announced by President Donald Trump connected Truth Social.

It followed a bid of missile strikes between Iran and Israel, which began June 13 erstwhile Israel struck Tehran’s atomic facilities. Over nan 12-day warfare betwixt nan 2 countries, 610 group were killed connected nan Iranian broadside and 4,700 injured, per nan country’s wellness ministry. Israel said 28 group were killed and 3,238 were wounded connected their side.

While nan Trump management has touted nan operation, and Iran’s Foreign Ministry acknowledged nan strikes caused “serious damage,” questions stay astir conscionable really overmuch it affected Iran’s atomic program. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency’s preliminary assessment recovered that nan battle mightiness only hold Iran’s atomic activity by a fewer months.

Bombs caved successful entrances and damaged infrastructure astatine the Fordo nuclear enrichment site, nan appraisal said, but underground accommodation did not collapse. The White House pushed backmost connected the DIA assessment, calling it premature and incorrect.

When asked astatine a Friday, June 27 property briefing if he’d see bombing Iran again if intelligence reports bespeak concerns astir Iranian uranium enrichment, Trump said, “sure, without question, absolutely.”