Iran holds funeral for top commanders, nuclear scientists killed in Israeli operation

Iran held a funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the country s -day war with Israel Among those mourned were Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC chief Gen Hossein Salami and the head of the IRGC s ballistic missile plan Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh according to the Associated Press The outlet informed that funeral attendees lining the streets of Tehran shouted Death to America and Death to Israel On June the day Israel launched Operation Rising Lion the IDF stated the deaths of Salami Hajizadeh and the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Emergency Command Gholam-Ali Rashid The following day Israel claimed it had killed nine senior nuclear scientists and more than Iranian commanders ISRAEL SAYS IT KILLED IRAN'S 'SENIOR-MOST MILITARY OFFICIAL'The caskets were draped in Iranian flags and adorned with photos of the deceased Large trucks carried the on-display coffins through the heart of Tehran as crowds dressed in black and waved flags The turnout could signal that the regime s internal crackdown is having an impact as the people of Iran rush to mourn their leaders Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures attended the funeral but notably absent was Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who has yet to make a general appearance since going into hiding US AIRSTRIKE ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES FOLLOWS YEARS OF IRANIAN PLOTS ON AMERICAN SOILReports indicate that since the war with Israel ended Iran has focused on an internal protection crackdown There have been reports of mass arrests and even executions of those accused of espionage on behalf of Israel The regime convicts and imposes the death penalty based on trumped-up charges to spread terror among the Iranians Meanwhile Israel s Operation Rising Lion has helped the community realize that the Iranian regime is a paper tiger that is weaker than ever Foundation for Defense of Democracies FDD Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor Saeed Ghasseminejad commented in a declaration IRAN INTENSIFIES INTERNAL SAFEGUARD CRACKDOWN AFTER US ISRAEL STRIKESThe Human Rights Activists News Agency HRANA explained Monday that individuals had been arrested in Iran on political or security-related charges This analysis was echoed by Islamic Republic-run Fars News Agency which announced that were detained for allegedly working with Israel Nonprofit Iran Human Rights IHR warned that at least six others on death row for allegedly spying for Israel are at threat of execution The organization also declared that at least nine individuals have been executed this year on similar charges