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Iran holds funeral procession for late president Raisi after crash death

Thousands of mourners gather at Tabriz for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's funeral after a fatal helicopter crash, impacting succession plans. Funeral to be held across various cities with final burial in Mashhad.
Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash near Azerbaijan border, leaving leadership gaps in Iran amidst economic challenges and regional tensions. Plans for succession under scrutiny.
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares five days of mourning for Raisi and Amirabdollahian, focusing attention on the future leadership path in the country.

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The Korea Times

Vice FM visits Iranian Embassy in Seoul to express condolences over death of Iranian president

First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun visited the Iranian Embassy in Seoul on Thursday to extend condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week, a Seoul official said.

10 months ago·Korea, Republic of

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency

Vice FM visits Iranian Embassy in Seoul to express condolences over death of Iranian president

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun v...

10 months ago·Korea, Republic of

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Iranian President Raisi to be buried Thursday in the holy city of Baghdad

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Monday, is to be buried Thursday night in his hometown of Mashhad, after two days of funeral ceremonies that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters of the Islamic Republic, AFP reported.

10 months ago·Romania

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Al-Monitor

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Thousands bid farewell to Iran's Raisi ahead of burial

Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country's mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration.Thousands of people, holding placards of Raisi and waving flags, marched in the eastern…

10 months ago·Washington, United States

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RTÉ

Iran's president Raisi to be laid to rest in home town

Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, will be buried in his hometown after two days of funeral processions attended by thousands of mourners.

10 months ago·Ireland

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Emirates24|7

Abdullah bin Zayed attends official mourning ceremony of late Iranian President; conveys UAE President's condolences

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, led the UAE delegation that participated in the official mourning ceremony held today in Tehran to pay tribute to late Iranian President, Dr Ebrahim Raisi; Foreign Minister Hossein Ami

10 months ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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