Funeral held in Tehran for martyrs of US-backed Israeli aggression

TEHRAN, June 28 (YPA) -Iran held a funeral for more than 60 Iranians, including top military commanders and nuclear scientists, martyred during Zionist regime aggression against Iran.

The funeral proceedings kicked off at 8:00 am (0430 GMT) at Enghelab Square on Saturday.

Participants, who had gathered since the early hours of dawn, chanted various slogans, the most prominent of which were: “Death to America… Death to Israel.”

They also called for the prosecution of Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

After 12 days of aggression against Iran and overwhelming responses by the Iranian armed forces, the Israeli occupation was forced to accept a ceasefire on the morning of the past Tuesday.

@E.Y.M