Iran holds funeral for top commanders, nuclear scientists killed in Israeli operation
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Iran held a funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the country’s 12-day war with Israel.

According to the Associated Press, among those being mourned were Gen. Hossein Salami, the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who led the IRGC’s ballistic missile program. The report noted that people gathered on the streets of Tehran for the funeral chanted slogans such as “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

On June 13, the day Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, the IDF announced the deaths of Salami, Hajizadeh, and the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya (Emergency Command), Gholam-Ali Rashid. The following day, Israel claimed it had killed nine senior nuclear scientists and more than 20 Iranian commanders.

Iran holds funeral for scientists, commanders killed in war

Mourners gather in Tehran, Iran, for a funeral in honor of the military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the country’s 12-day war with Israel, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said Monday that 705 individuals had been arrested in Iran on “political or security-related charges.” 

This report was echoed by Islamic Republic-run Fars News Agency, which said that 700 were detained for allegedly working with Israel.

Nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR) warned that at least six others on death row for allegedly spying for Israel are at risk of execution. The organization also said that at least nine individuals have been executed this year on similar charges.

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