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.
Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered on Tuesday to mourn president Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in the northwest.
Mourners dressed in black began assembling on Tuesday for the funerals and processions honoring Iran's late president, foreign minister, and other officials who perished in a helicopter crash. These government-led ceremonies aim to both honor the deceased and project strength amidst an unsettled Middle East. Mass demonstrations have been significant for Iran's Shiite theocracy since