The funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, has begun in the city of Mashhad, the late presi

The funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, has begun in the city of Mashhad, the late president’s hometown, according to the SNN TV channel. Crowds of mourning Iranians gathered at Mashhad airport and in the streets leading to the burial site at the Imam Reza shrine, where Raisi himself had requested to be buried long before his death. The IRNA news agency quoted Mashhad’s mayor as saying that some three million people had gathered in the city’s streets. Video: TASS/Reuters/Xinhua News Agency Source: TASS Russian news agency