BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 28. This morning, Tehran saw a grand send-off as a sizable funeral ceremony took place to pay tribute to the high-ranking military commanders and nuclear scientists who met their untimely end in the recent Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Trend reports.
The procession began at Tehran’s Enghelab Square and continued toward Azadi Square. The farewell ceremony was attended by senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian.
A total of 60 military operatives and nuclear research specialists were honored during the proceedings. Iranian sources report that 12 days of Israeli aerial attacks resulted in the deaths of 31 senior military officers and 13 nuclear scientists. Additionally, 14 students specializing in nuclear physics were reportedly killed.
On the morning of June 13, Israel carried out airstrikes against Iran. The attacks killed numerous high-ranking military officials, including Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff; Hossein Salami, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and Gholam Ali Rashid, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, along with nine nuclear scientists and other senior figures.
That same evening, Iran launched a retaliatory strike dubbed “Operation True Promise III,” firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at multiple targets across Israel, including Tel Aviv. The attacks caused civilian casualties and widespread damage.
The US conducted airstrikes targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran on June 22, reportedly causing significant damage.
In retaliation, Iran targeted a U.S. military base in Qatar with airstrikes on the evening of June 23.
On June 26, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that the government had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also confirmed in a statement that military operations had ceased.
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