Iran confirms that the body of the slain commander has been recovered in Beirut

Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said the body of its senior commander, Abbas Nilforoushan, who was reportedly killed along with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon last month, has been found.

In a statement on official news channel Sepah News, the IRGC confirmed on Friday that Nilforoushan’s body was located after continued efforts by search teams, Xinhua news agency reported.

The IRGC expressed condolences over the “martyrdom of the glorious general,” and indicated that his body would be transferred to Iran for funeral and burial ceremonies, with specific dates to be announced later.

Nilforoushan was killed on September 27 during a meeting with Nasrallah when Israel launched a large-scale targeted attack on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut.

Nasrallah, along with several senior Hezbollah leaders, was also killed in the attack.

On October 1, the IRGC launched nearly 180 rockets at strategic locations in Israel, describing the attack as retaliation for the Israeli assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh, Nasrallah and Nilforoushan, along with increased “malicious acts” by Israel, supported by the US against Lebanon. and Palestinian territories.

(IANS)