Hassan Firouzabadi Died from Covid -19

Iranian commander who said the West deployed lizards as nuke spies dies from Covid-19.

Newyork Times –

• Sept. 3, 2021

  A close military aide to Iran’s supreme leader who led the armed forces for 27 years and once accused Western enemies of deploying lizards to spy on Iranian nuclear activities has died from Covid-19.

  The death of Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi, 70, was reported Friday by Iranian news outlets as the country grapples with its fifth wave of coronavirus infections — and as Iranians have grown increasingly irate at the government’s response.

  The Delta variant has overwhelmed Iran’s hospitals, and last month the country reported record daily deaths and infections. Only 10 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, according to a New York Times database.

  General Firouzabadi was an ophthalmologist by training. Under Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he served as the chief of staff of the armed forces from 1989 to 2016, when he was succeeded by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri. General Firouzabadi, who was said to have struggled with obesity, went on to serve as an adviser to Mr. Khamenei.

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