Funeral Services For President Ebrahim Raisi Commence In Iran

Funeral Poceedings Begin For Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi

May 22, 2024 Ananya Goenka

Thousands mourned as Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and seven entourage members lost in a helicopter crash.

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Carrying Iranian flags and portraits of the late president, mourners paraded through Tabriz in the northwest

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In Qom, the procession moved toward the city's main shrine of Massoumeh

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Black-clad mourners beat their chests as they followed a truck carrying Raisi's and his companions' coffins.

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