Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stated that the physique of its senior commander, Abbas Nilforoushan, who was reportedly killed alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon final month, has been discovered.
In an announcement launched on its official information outlet, Sepah Information, the IRGC on Friday confirmed that Nilforoushan’s physique was positioned following steady efforts by search groups, Xinhua information company reported.
The IRGC prolonged condolences over the “martyrdom of the fantastic basic,” indicating that his physique can be transferred to Iran for funeral and burial ceremonies, with particular dates to be introduced later.
Nilforoushan was killed on September 27 throughout a gathering with Nasrallah when Israel launched a large-scale focused strike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut. Nasrallah, together with a number of senior leaders of Hezbollah, was additionally killed through the assault.
On October 1, the IRGC launched practically 180 missiles at strategic areas in Israel, describing the assault as retaliation for Israel’s assassinations of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh, Nasrallah, and Nilforoushan, together with Israel’s elevated “malicious acts” supported by the US towards Lebanon and Palestinian territories.
