Nasab “was martyred while defending the country following an attack by the Zionist entity”, it said in a statement, News.Az reports, citing Aljazeera.
Iran has confirmed the deaths of several high-ranking military commanders since the start of the war, including:
- Abdolrahim Mousavi: chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces
- Aziz Nasirzadeh: defence minister and deputy chief of staff of the armed forces
- Mohammad Pakpour: commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
