The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed the deaths of the heads of the Ministry of Defense, the IRGC, the General Staff and the Defense Council

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the deaths of the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Lieutenant General Mohammad Pakpour, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Defense Minister Lieutenant General Aziz Nasirzadeh and Secretary of the Defense Council Admiral Ali Shamkhani. This was announced on March 2 by the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, Abbas Araqchi.

"These great people, whose lives were full of sincerity and self—sacrifice, stood at the forefront of defending the independence and security of the country and finally received a reward for their sincere struggle, reaching the high status of martyrs," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

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