Thousands attend funeral of slain Iran Guards colonel
Thousands attended the funeral Tuesday of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel who was shot dead in Tehran in what authorities have dubbed an “assassination” by agents of the United States and its allies.
Colonel Sayyad Khodai was killed on Sunday by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle as he sat in his car outside his home.
President Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Monday to avenge the killing — the most high profile inside Iran since that of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in November 2020.
Iran had accused Israel of masterminding that attack.
