Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Leads Prayers For Victims Of The Damascus Attack, Iran Will Law Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads the funeral and funeral prayers of victims of the Iranian Embassy attack in Damascus. (Source: Khamenei.ir)

JAKARTA - Iran reiterated its promise to punish Israel on Friday, when seven people died as a result of Israeli airstrikes against the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria was buried, after the country's previous supreme leader led the funeral prayer.

The coffins of two killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers were displayed as people chanted condolences and waved the Palestinian flag. The seven officers who died are expected to be buried on Friday evening local time, reported Reuters on April 5.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly led the funeral and funeral prayers, according to Khamenei.ir.

In addition to leading prayers, he also spoke with the family of the late Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Brigadier General Muhammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi, Hossein Amaniollahi, Sayyid Mahdi Jaladati, Mohsen Sedaqat, Ali Agha Babaei and Sayyid Ali Salehi Roozabahi who were present on the occasion.

The funeral coincided with the annual Quds Day (Yerusalem), where Iran held a massive pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli demonstration across the country sponsored by the state. This was held annually on the last Friday of Ramadan.

State television showed demonstrators carrying pictures of killed people and banners with slogans such as "Death to Israel" and "Death to America".

The leader of the Palestinian militant group Jihad Islam, Ziad al-Nakhala, took part in a demonstration in Tehran, Iranian media reported.

"No enemy action against the holy Iranian Republic has been unanswered," IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami told the masses gathered in Tehran.

"Our brave people will punish the Zionist regime," he said.

Meanwhile, former National Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei, commenting on possible retaliation against Israel, said: "Decisions have been made. This will definitely be implemented," according to the Tasnim news agency without elaborating.

Earlier, Iran and President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized that Israeli attacks on their embassy in Damascus would not be left alone without reply.

Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced after a meeting with President Raisi on Monday that "the right decision" had been taken in response to the attack, IRNA reported.