Tehran, MINA – Two high-ranking officers from Iran’s army were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Monday, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.
The broadcaster identified the two personnel as Bahman Hosseini and Alireza Abiri. It added that a funeral ceremony for them will be held later on Tuesday, and that they lost their lives while on a mission “to defend the country’s skies.”
The latest deaths mark another escalation in the already volatile region. Tensions spiked on Sunday when Israel bombed the Lebanese capital Beirut, despite an ongoing ceasefire. In response, Iran launched missiles at northern Israel, which was followed by several waves of Israeli airstrikes against Iran.
The tit-for-tat escalation continued into Monday. However, Iran’s military later announced that it had halted its attacks on Israel, while issuing a stark warning of a “crushing” response if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue.
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The region has remained on edge for months. The current spiral of violence traces back to late February, when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran. That attack triggered Iranian retaliation against Israel and other regional countries hosting US assets.
A temporary ceasefire was eventually reached on April 8, but negotiations later stalled due to disputes over its implementation and subsequent developments across the region.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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