Iranian media reports that Safdar Sultani, deputy commander of the IRGC in Paveh, Kermanshah province, was killed in a traffic accident while returning from the funeral of the late Supreme Leader, according to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt.
According to a report by Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt on Telegram, Iranian media outlets have reported that Safdar Sultani, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Paveh, Kermanshah province, was killed in a car accident. The incident occurred as he was returning from the funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The report has not been independently verified. The death comes amid a period of heightened security incidents and deaths involving IRGC personnel during the national mourning for Khamenei.
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