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Iranians Vow To ‘Resist Until The End’ At Guards Naval Chief’s Funeral
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Thousands of Iranians gathered Wednesday in Tehran for the funeral of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners vowing to fight to the end despite tough talk from Washington.
The procession took place on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic republic, proclaimed on April 1, 1979, after the revolution that overthrew the last shah and ended more than 2,500 years of monarchy.
But this year, the public holiday carried particular weight, as Tehran fights for survival under relentless US-Israeli bombardment since February 28.
“This war has lasted a month. However long it takes, we will continue,” said Moussa Nowruzi, a 57-year-old pensioner.
“We will resist until the end.”
“Revenge,” read one sign held high by a young boy, while other attendees unfurled massive Iranian flags as government supporters filled the symbolic Enghelab Square named for the Islamic revolution in the heart of the capital.
Among the chanting crowd repeating slogans such as “Allah Akbar, Khamenei Rahbar” (God is greatest, Khamenei is the supreme leader), a man wept in the arms of a woman dressed in black.
Like many Iranians, they came to honour relatives killed in the conflict, their faces displayed on placards.
The coffin of commander Alireza Tangsiri made its way slowly through the crowd.
Tangsiri was one of the longest-serving senior figures in the Revolutionary Guards and one of its highest-profile faces, regarded as the architect of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Ahead of a highly anticipated national address, US President Donald Trump said that Iran’s president had asked for a truce a claim Tehran denied adding he would only consider it once the Hormuz “is open, free, and clear”.
Until then, he said, the bombardment would continue, a threat shrugged off by mourners on Wednesday.
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“Until today, we have seen Trump say things that even the American people are confused and bewildered by,” said Homa Vosoogh, 36, at the funeral.
“We do not care what his statement is and what he says,” she said.
Mohammad Saleh Momeni, a government employee, said Trump’s “remarks are completely nonsensical”.
“He cannot put any of his words into practice, and we are behind our leader.”
The US and Israel initially suggested their goal in the war was to topple the Islamic republic, though Trump in particular has wavered on that point in the weeks since.
Strikes have killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, as well as many other senior officials, but the country’s governing system remains intact, and it retains its ability to launch missiles and drones at its neighbours and Israel.
Across Tehran, portraits of the late leader and his son Mojtaba — who took his place but has yet to make a public appearance — are everywhere.
“They think that they can do anything with killing our commanders and soldiers,” said Momeni, the government employee.
“There is nothing they can do… These enemies of ours have a false idea that we will become weak,” he added.
Still, after a wave of anti-government demonstrations that crested in January, some Iranians still privately long for political change, particularly after Trump himself had promised to come to their aid.
“He betrayed the Iranians,” said one woman in her thirties, requesting anonymity for security reasons.
Sounding resigned, she added she no longer expects a change of government, but “if they could grant us more freedoms, we could live with that”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday claimed that they launched missile and drone attacks on United States military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, in what they described as retaliation for fresh US strikes on Iran.
This development further escalated tensions in the Gulf, coming hours after Washington carried out a new wave of military attacks on Iranian targets following alleged attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to reports, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a joint operation against “US military facilities, including Bahrain’s Fifth Naval District at Bandar Salman and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.”
The Guards also claimed that they shot down a US MQ-9 drone during the operation, although the claim had not been independently verified.
Air raid sirens reportedly sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait as the attacks unfolded.
The Kuwaiti army said its air defence systems were confronting “hostile” missile and drone attacks, while authorities in Bahrain also confirmed the activation of air defence measures.
The latest strikes followed a fresh US military operation against Iran and Washington’s decision to revoke a licence that had allowed Tehran to sell oil.
The US said its action was in response to attacks on three commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said more than 60 boats belonging to the Revolutionary Guards were among the targets hit during its operation.
Recall that CENTCOM is one of the unified combatant commands of the United States Armed Forces. Established in January 1983, it is responsible for directing and overseeing U.S. military operations and diplomatic partnerships across a vast, strategic area of the globe.
According to Investing, CENTCOM said in a statement, “The unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces is a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation.”
The body of 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovskaya, a Ukrainian national wanted by authorities in Monaco concerning the recent bombing, has been found dead near Kyiv in Ukraine with gunshot wounds to the head.
The June 29 blast targeted Ukrainian business tycoon Vadym Yermolayev, injuring him, his partner, and a child. An international manhunt was launched after the attack, while Interpol issued a Red Notice.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed the death of Berezovskaya on Tuesday, days after the country’s law enforcement agencies, led by the National Police, began a pre-trial investigation into her participation.
The probe revealed the suspect arrived in Ukraine on July 1 and spoke with her family and two men. The first is an ex-law enforcement officer; the second works at the Military Directorate of the Internal Affairs Ministry.
The SBU noted that the individuals were possibly involved in the attempted murder in Monaco, as both men had repeatedly made transfers to Berezovskaya’s crypto and bank accounts.
During search actions, an employee of the GUR MOU (Ukraine’s military intelligence service) reported the killing of Berezovskaya, which he claimed to have committed together with another defendant.
The latter, according to the SBU, disclosed that he did not inform his superiors about his contacts with Berezovskaya, the transfer of funds to her, and any other actions he took, and acted on his own accord.
Also, a basement room in the form of a “torture chamber” was discovered amid a raid of the former law enforcement officer’s home. The suspects are being held on suspicion of murder in a premeditated conspiracy.
Ukraine said its relevant agencies are working with the Principality of Monaco and the Prosecutor General’s Office, while continuing to identify all the culprits and other persons involved in the attempted homicide.
US forces launched “powerful” strikes on Tuesday against Iran in response to attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said.
“The US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz” and will “impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping,” US Central Command said in a post on X.
“Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” it added.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8, but sporadic violence has continued in the Gulf region, including attacks on ships by Tehran’s forces and US strikes on Iran.
Tuesday’s strikes were the first by US forces on Iran since a series of air raids late last month that Washington also said were in response to attacks on commercial vessels by Tehran’s forces.
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