Iran holds funeral for Revolutionary Guard members killed in embassy strike

Thousands of people joined on Friday the funeral of seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed as the result of an airstrike in Syria.

Iran has blamed Israel for the attack which leveled a consular annex in Iran's embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday.

Those killed included two generals from the IRGC's foreign operations arm, the Quds Force, Iran said.

State television showed demonstrators carrying pictures of those killed and banners with slogans such as "Death to Israel" and "Death to America."

The coffins of the seven deceased were placed on trailers of two trucks in one of Tehran's largest squares. They will then be taken to their respective hometowns for burials.

The funeral coincided with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day, where Iran and its allies rally in support of Palestinians. The day is usually held on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Mourners on Friday held Iranian and Palestinian flags, as well as those from the Lebanon's Hezbollah group, which Iran backs.

Growing tensions between Israel and Iran and its proxies have sparked fears of a wider regional conflict.