- Raisi and several other officials, including Iran’s foreign minister and a provincial governor, were on board when the helicopter went down in northern Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei declared five days of national mourning.
- On Tuesday, mourners gathered in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan, for a farewell procession for Raisi.
- An election will be held on June 28 to pick Raisi’s successor.
- Iran’s Khamenei meets with visiting delegationsSeveral visiting foreign dignitaries have now met Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei to present their individual condolences.They include Hamas leader Haniyeh, Iraq’s PM al-Sudani and Armenia’s PM Pashinyan, according to posts by Khamenei’s office on X.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-
- Raisi’s coffin arrives in Freedom SquareThe coffins carrying Iran’s late president and other officials killed in Sunday’s crash have now arrived in Tehran’s Freedom Square, where thousands have congregated to pay their respects, Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from the Iranian capital.As we reported earlier, Raisi’s body will later be taken to his hometown of Mashhad for burial.The body of the foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, will be buried in southern Tehran.
- Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s interim president?A reminder than elections are scheduled to take place on June 28.In the meantime, Mohammad Mokhber was named Iran’s interim president after Raisi’s death.The former first vice president held an extraordinary meeting with judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the parliament speaker, on Monday morning.Read our piece on who Mokhber is.
- 29m ago (10:25 GMT)Qatar’s emir heads to TehranQatar has announced that its emir has left Doha for Tehran to take part in the funeral of late President Raisi.He will join other leaders of state in Iran’s capital.
- Mourners turn out in big numbers in Tehran
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- Iran’s government looking to boost turnout in upcoming presidential voteGiven waning turnout in recent elections, Iran’s government is likely to do all it can to ensure strong participation in the upcoming vote on Raisi’s replacement, says Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, noting that it will be key to its own legitimacy.“The political establishment here is going to mobilise all the means and capabilities in trying to bring that turnout high and show that the nation is united behind the political establishment,” Serdar said, reporting from the funeral processions in Tehran.
Iran’s Raisi funeral live: Procession for president after helicopter crash
