NewsFeedIran has held a funeral for the country’s most influential defence figure, Ali Shamkhani, who was killed in Israeli-US strikes on February 28. Shamkhani was a key figure in Iran-nuclear-talks" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="44470" data-entity-type="event">Iran nuclear talks, chief of the country’s Defence Council and advisor to the late Supreme Leader. He lost a leg in an Israeli assassination attempt last June.Published On 15 Mar 2026
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SUN · 2026-03-15 · 03:56 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0315-24630
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Funeral procession for influential Iranian defence chief
On March 15, 2026, Iran held a funeral procession for Ali Shamkhani, a highly influential figure in Iranian defense. Shamkhani, who served as chief of the country's Defence Council, advisor to the late Supreme Leader, and a key figure in Iran nuclear talks, was reportedly killed in Israeli-US strikes on February 28.
Al JazeeraFiled 2026-03-15 · 03:56 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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On March 15, 2026, Iran held a funeral procession for Ali Shamkhani, a highly influential figure in Iranian defense. Shamkhani, who served as chief of the country's Defence Council, advisor to the late Supreme Leader, and a key figure in Iran nuclear talks, was reportedly killed in Israeli-US strikes on February 28. He had also lost a leg in a previous Israeli assassination attempt in June 2025. The event marks the loss of a significant individual within Iran's defense establishment.
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He lost a leg in an Israeli assassination attempt last June.
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Shamkhani was advisor to the late Supreme Leader.
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Shamkhani was chief of the country’s Defence Council.
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Ali Shamkhani was killed in Israeli-US strikes on February 28.
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Shamkhani was a key figure in Iran nuclear talks.
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