Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei performed prayers in Tehran on Wednesday ahead of the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and their companions, who died in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border at the weekend. Thousands of Iranians wore black and held photos of the late President at the prayers in Iran’s capital.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offers prayers at Raisi’s funeral service
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