The Iranian regime confirmed the death of the deputy commander of operations in the Israeli attack in Beirut

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death this Sunday of the Deputy Commander of Military Forces Operations, Brigadier General Abbas Nilforushanin the Israeli attack on Beirut on Friday, in which the leader of the Hezbollah terrorists was also neutralized, Hassan Nasrallah.

“Brigadier General Abbas Nilforushan, one of the veteran and proud Commanders of the Holy Defense and Advisor to the IRGC (Guards) in Lebanon, joined his martyred comrades“, the military authority said in a statement gathered by the agency I’m pulling.

Iranian media reported Nilforushan’s death this Saturday, but it has not been officially confirmed until now.

A military body founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini with the mission of defending Islamic revolution“strongly condemned the crimes of the Zionist regime in the beloved Lebanon,” the statement said.

Nilrushan He was a military adviser in Lebanon, deputy commander of operations for Ground forces of the Revolutionary Guardsdeputy for the operation of the General Staff and dean of the Faculty and Research Institute of Defense Sciences.

He was sanctioned by the United States from October 2022 for his role in suppression of peaceful demonstrationsespecially in the Sunni-majority provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan.

In recent months, many Revolutionary Guards have died in countries in the region, including seven, including three generals, at the Iranian consulate in Damascus April in an attack attributed to Israel.

In retaliation, Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in mid-April, for the first time Tehran It directly attacked Israeli territory with a bombardment that, despite its spectacular nature, caused almost no damage.

Israel launched an unprecedented attack in Beirut on Friday afternoon that left him dead Nasrallahthe historical leader of Hezbollah, one of Iran’s main allies in the region.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Israel would sufferstronger blows” of its allies in the region and declared five days of mourning for the death Nasrallah.

Tehran leads the so-calledresistance axis“, an informal anti-Israel alliance formed by, in addition to Hezbollah, Palestinians from Hamas and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, among others.

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