TEHRAN – The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has praised the late President Ebrahim Raisi for his "indescribable bravery" during Iran's retaliatory operation against Israel.

Major General Hossein Salami made these comments on Friday at the burial of IRGC Brigadier General Mehdi Mousavi at the Shah Abdolazim shrine in Shahr-e Rey, south of Tehran. 

Mousavi, who headed Raisi's security detail, perished alongside the president and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a helicopter crash near Iran’s northwestern border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

“Martyr Raisi showed indescribable bravery in Operation True Promise,” Salami said, referring to the April 14 operation where Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at military bases in the occupied territories.

“With the government’s powerful diplomacy, we were able to strike at the heart of the global arrogance, and Amir Abdollahian performed his duties excellently,” Salami added.

Operation True Promise occurred shortly after Israeli airstrikes hit the consular annex of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, Syria, killing 13 people, including seven IRGC military advisors.

Salami emphasized that despite the loss of President Raisi and other officials, Iran's authority remains steadfast under the leadership of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. “We are not afraid of any power… The enemy has used all its resources to harm Iran, but it has failed in all fields,” he stated.