Legendary general commemorated

TEHRAN — A commemoration ceremony was held on Sunday for General Ali Sayyad Shirazi who was assassinated by a terrorist allied to the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in Tehran on April 10, 1999. The ceremony, hosted by the Army, was attended by military officials. Sayyad Shirazi served as commander of the Ground Force during Iraq’s war against Iran in the 1980s.