Top Iran Military Commander Killed in Plane Crash

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Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in a gyroplane crash near Sirkan, a city in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, on Monday according to the Fars news agency.

One of the dead named in the report included Brigadier General Hamid Mazandarani, commander of the Nineva Brigade. His pilot was also reported to have been killed.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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