Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed…
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Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash
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Iranians woke up on Monday to the news of the death of President Ibraheem Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The officials were traveling in a helicopter when it crashed in a mountainous area in the northwest of the country.
Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.
Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.
Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.
Iran’s supreme leader has presided over a funeral for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began the service Wednesday at
Iran’s supreme leader led tens of thousands in mourning at a grand funeral in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with th…
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as huge crowds thronged the capital Tehran for his funeral procession.Flanked by top officials, Khamenei said prayers over the coffins of the eight dead from Sunday's helicopter crash, who also inc…
Huge crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash.In the city centre, mourners clutching portraits of Raisi gathered in and around the University of Tehran, where Ira…
Crowds packed the streets of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, performed funeral prayers Wednesday for the country’s president, with senior officials from the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah joining the commemorations.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week.
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