Mousavi was one of most experienced, effective commanders of resistance front
\nTehran
\nIran\u2019s 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. State television said Khamenei paid tribute \u201cto this martyr\u2019s tireless struggle and called for his companionship with the guardians of God.\u201d
\nMousavi 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). \u201cOur revenge for the martyrdom of Sayyed Razi will be nothing less than the removal of the Zionist regime,\u201d Salami said in a televised funeral speech, adding that he had defended the Muslim nation for almost 33 years.
\n\u201cI 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.\u201d Mourners chanted \u201cDeath to America, Death to Israel\u201d. Musavi\u2019s body was flown from Syria to the holy Shi\u2019ite city of Najaf in Iraq on Wednesday before being taken for burial in Tehran.
\nAn Israeli military spokesperson declined specific comment about Mousavi\u2019s death on Monday, but said it took whatever action was necessary to defend the country.
\nSince 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 in Iraq, have threatened US interests.
\nFor years, Israel has carried out attacks against what it describes as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran\u2019s influence has grown since it backed President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that erupted in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mousavi was one of most experienced, effective commanders of resistance front Tehran Iran\u2019s 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. State television said Khamenei paid tribute \u201cto this martyr\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-377394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n