March 19, 2026

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Funeral of Larijani, Basij Chief, Seamen Held in Tehran

Published: March 19, 2026 

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A 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, March 18.

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.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.

Tasnim News Agency