The IRNA described Abdolhossein Mojaddami as one of the “defenders of the shrine,” a reference used to describe security forces who have fought in Iraq or Syria.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani: "I want to tell the regional countries that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are not against you and your national interests."

Forty-four Indian paramilitary police and 27 Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in separate suicide bomb attacks this past week.

The United States should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday.