{"id":41150,"date":"2023-12-29T01:52:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/irans-supreme-leader-leads-funeral-prayers-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T01:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T01:52:13","slug":"irans-supreme-leader-leads-funeral-prayers-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/irans-supreme-leader-leads-funeral-prayers-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s supreme leader leads funeral prayers | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) adviser killed in what Iran said was an Israeli air strike in Syria.<\/p>\n

State television said Khamenei paid tribute “to this martyr’s tireless struggle and called for his companionship with the guardians of God.”<\/p>\n

Mousavi was one of the most experienced and effective commanders of the resistance front, said Major General Hossein Salami, chief commander of the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n

“Our revenge for the martyrdom of Sayyed Razi will be nothing less than the removal of the Zionist regime,” Salami said in a televised funeral speech, adding that he had defended the Muslim nation for almost 33 years.<\/p>\n

“I am hopeful that soon, God permitting, the great and honorable Palestinian fighters will wipe out the geographical and political name of this evil and fake regime.”<\/p>\n

Mourners chanted “Death to America, Death to Israel\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Israeli airstrike in Syria kills senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards member<\/a><\/p>\n

Musavi\u2019s body was flown from Syria to the holy Shi’ite city of Najaf in Iraq on Wednesday before being taken for burial in Tehran.<\/p>\n

An Israeli military spokesperson declined specific comment about Mousavi’s death on Monday, but said it took whatever action was necessary to defend the country.<\/p>\n

Since the eruption of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, Iran-backed groups have mounted operations against Israel, while others, including resistance groups\u00a0in Iraq, have threatened US interests.<\/p>\n

For years, Israel has carried out attacks against what it describes as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran’s influence has grown since it backed President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that erupted in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n