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Iran's supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash
![Uncredited In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, mourners gather around a truck carrying the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in their funeral ceremony in the city of Tabriz, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0bde632b1dcf405e8b22a4002465c0e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, mourners gather around a truck carrying the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in their funeral ceremony in the city of Tabriz, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians follow a truck carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5910e4db4ee84081871fd33d17091f8d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians follow a truck carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed during a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ba8ac6f7ccb24091a7e4f8d88965a074/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed during a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Uncredited In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, army members carry the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f542fe9fc9c640b29c6749461b20fb12/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, army members carry the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
![Vahid Salemi A woman holds a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6556b303adf14a7a95b8df337f5ac970/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman holds a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Mourners hold up a posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b8e21ece54674d5099957ef856895981/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mourners hold up a posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians follow a truck carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f15ec379f6745bd821a601a67fce384/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians follow a truck carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/190126d31a90471291417de6d5d2321f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi A woman holds a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/22ae4e332e144928b7b0eb2229288c1f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman holds a poster of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Mourners hold posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/52af858229544beeab2dc583c790b43c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mourners hold posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians follow trucks carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f6af50b7ec0b4446963c989836abd023/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians follow trucks carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Mourners hold posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4039a8a39b1c40c2bc87482112f79e35/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mourners hold posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Mourners hold up a posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/66529053989c4b3e8296a5eac0a0a577/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mourners hold up a posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. 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. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Uncredited In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/efc0c1c78ca047899a3bc0937dbcb4b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9041272b077343e1811853b71e856902/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Uncredited In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center with black turban, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7ec7eef25c3434184b541881a5eff0c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center with black turban, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
![Vahid Salemi Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, shown in the posters, and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e1be6aacb4834219834c2563d74b3c7f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, shown in the posters, and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians follow trucks carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/603fce3123c144d59bf40d5b0e10fecf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians follow trucks carrying coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Uncredited In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center right with black turban, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/712fb3ed1274490aa5d10774663c25cb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center right with black turban, leads a prayer over the flag-draped coffins of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, at the Tehran University campus, during a funeral ceremony for them in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
![Vahid Salemi Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4691c72228c44ae39a63d6c42dee984d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Iran's supreme leader presided over the funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in the helicopter crash, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)