TEHRAN – Funeral processions have been arranged in both Iraq and Iran to honor Brigadier General Abbas Nilforooshan, a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on September 27.

The attack also claimed the life of the secretary-general of Hezbollah, marking a significant moment in the ongoing conflict between Israel and regional forces allied with Iran.

On Sunday, the IRGC’s public relations department announced that funeral services for General Nilforooshan, a highly respected military adviser, would be held in several cities. 

The processions will take place in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, as well as in Mashhad, a northeastern holy city in Iran, on October 14. These cities are of profound religious importance for both Iran and Iraq, and the services are expected to draw large crowds of mourners.

In addition to these services, the people of Tehran will have the opportunity to pay their respects at a funeral ceremony scheduled for October 15 at Imam Hussein Square. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. local time and is expected to attract significant public attention. 

Following this event, the final burial will take place on Thursday, October 17, in the central city of Isfahan, where Nilforooshan will be laid to rest.

General Nilforooshan had been serving as the commander of the IRGC in Lebanon, taking the role after his predecessor Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi was assassinated during an Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy in Damascus on April 1. His death was confirmed following the Israeli airstrike that targeted several residential buildings in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh.