Mar 18, 2026, 2:24 PM

Funeral held for Larijani, Basij chief, Dena sailors 

Funeral held for Larijani, Basij chief, Dena sailors 

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Funeral processions for Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, Commander of Basij Major General Gholam Reza Soleimani, and dozens of Navy servicemen was held in Tehran on Wednesday.

A huge crowd of people attended the funeral of the martyrs in Tehran.

The service was participated by officials and people of different walks of life.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani was martyred along with his son in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on March 17.

The commander of Basij, Major General Gholam Reza Soleimani, was also martyred in an aerial attack by Israeli fighter jets in Tehran.

The event also included the funeral of dozens of Iranian Navy sailors from the Dena destroyer, which was attacked by a torpedo from the US Navy off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.

MNA/TSN

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