Tuesday’s funeral ceremonies for Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, who perished in a helicopter crash on Tuesday in the northwest city of Tabriz, will begin, according to official media.
“The funeral ceremonies for the president and his companions will take place Tuesday at 9:30 am local time (0600 GMT) in Tabriz”, the official IRNA news agency said, adding that Raisi’s body will later be taken to Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, has recognized First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as the nation’s acting president following the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident that also claimed the life of Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
When the airplane crashed in the province of East Azerbaijan in northern Iran, several officials, including a provincial governor, were inside. It is thought that they are all deceased.
Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s military chief of staff, has ordered a probe into the cause of the helicopter crash, according to the country’s ISNA news agency.
Bagheri ordered “a high-ranking committee to launch an investigation into the cause of the president’s helicopter crash”, the report said.
