Ebrahim Raisi's Funeral to Take Place on May 23

The funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will take place on May 23 in his hometown of Mashhad. This was announced by Iran's Vice President Mohsen Mansouri, who stated during an IRIB television broadcast, "The burial of Ayatollah Raisi will occur at the Imam Reza shrine." It was noted that the bodies of the victims of the aviation accident will be sent to Tehran, where a farewell ceremony for the martyrs will be held on the evening of May 21 at a Tehran mosque.

The burials of the political figures accompanying Raisi will take place separately in the city of Qom near Tehran, in Tehran itself, in Tabriz, and in one of the cities of South Khorasan province.