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The Iranian mission in Beirut on Thursday confirmed the assassination of Hosam Khosh Newe, the head of the Iranian delegation in charge of developmental projects in Lebanon, by the terrorist groups in Syria.

The embassy said in a statement that Khosh Newe was assassinated by terrorist groups in Syria while he was on his way back to Lebanon from the Syrian city of Aleppo.
It is worth mentioning that the Iranian official was in Aleppo to implement reconstruction and development projects in that city. He was assassinated by Syrian terrorists while he was on his way to the Damascus airport to return to Lebanon, the Islamic republic news agency reported.

The Iranian development delegation headed by Martyr Khosh Newe played a major role in reconstructing Lebanese areas after the Zionist regime's 33-day aggression on the country in 2006. The martyr was highly respected by the Lebanese people and officials.

In Beirut, a ceremony was for the martyr in Iran's Embassy.

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghadanfar Roknabadi considered that the "assassination" of Khosh Newe a proof that ""Israel" wants to topple any process of development in the region."
He pledged that Iran will continue its efforts in this regards, stressing that "nothing will obstruct the reform process."
Moving to Iran, the martyr's funeral service took place at a mosque in north Tehran. It was attended by several high-ranking Iranian figures, including Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Guard chief Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari and the head of the Guard's Quds Force, Gen. Ghasem Soleimani. Senior clerics, such as Ayatollah Ali Saeedi, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, also took part.

In parallel, Salehi said he "strongly condemned this terrorist act."

Cited by Iranian media, Salehi said he "valued the selfless services of this commander of Islam and his tireless efforts in the reconstruction of the damaged areas in southern Lebanon."


Source: News agencies, Edited by moqawama.org