Iran leader Khamenei leads prayers at funeral of assassinated IRGC official
People attend the funeral of a high-ranking Iranian general, Seyed Razi Mousavi, in Najaf, Iraq, on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has led prayers at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior adviser in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who was killed in an alleged Israeli missile strike in Syria earlier this week.
Khamenei pays tribute “to this martyr’s tireless struggle and called for his companionship with the guardians of God,” state TV says.
During memorial services yesterday, mourners chanted “Death to America, Death to Israel,” at Iraq’s most revered Shi’ite shrine in the city of Najaf.
Senior Iranian officials have vowed to hit Israel over the killing.
An Israeli military spokesperson declined specific comment about the strike that killed Mousavi on Monday but said it takes whatever action necessary to defend the country.
