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Former Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Afshar dies

Brigadier General Alireza Afshar

© APA | Brigadier General Alireza Afshar

# 16 October 2025 12:32 (UTC +04:00)

Brigadier General Alireza Afshar, one of the former leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC/SEPAH) and former commander of the Basij Resistance Forces, has died, APA reports citing Iranian media.

He passed away from a heart attack.

Note that Afshar served as one of the IRGC commanders during the Iran-Iraq War between 1980-1988. He was also among the students who took over the U.S Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

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