Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander's Death Shrouded in Mystery
Iranian government and state media can't even agree on his name
At a funeral service in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Thursday, footage broadcast on state TV showed mourners bearing the flag-draped coffin of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards' commander whose killing has underscored the involvement of the powerful Iranian force in the Syrian conflict.
Iranian media and official statements provided two different names of the deceased man, highlighting the murky nature of the workings of the Revolutionary Guards Corps – or Pasdaran, as it's commonly called.
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