Assassination attempt or accident?: Investigations into the death of another member of the Revolutionary Guards

Investigations have been launched in Iran after the death of another member of the Revolutionary Guards.

The man "died in an accident at his home a few days ago," the state news agency IRNA reported on Friday, citing "an informed source."

It was not an "assassination attempt".

Foreign Iranian opposition media reported on Thursday that a commander of the Al-Quds Forces, Colonel Ali Esmailsadeh, had been assassinated in Karaj, near the capital Tehran.

For its part, Tasnim news agency reported: "Ali Esmailsadeh died after falling from the terrace of his home, which was not adequately secured."

On May 22, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Guards was assassinated when armed motorcyclists shot Colonel Sajjad Khodai on a street in Tehran.

According to a report in the New York Times, Israel is said to be behind the assassination.

Khodai was a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, which is responsible for operations abroad.

The 50-year-old is said to have served primarily in Syria.