The Press TV, which is Iran’s state-owned news network, in its live telecast today showed the plane reaching Tehran, where further memorial services will be held for Raisi and other Iranian officials.
The bodies are notably transferred to the capital, Tehran for further ceremonies on Wednesday. The funeral of Raisi will be held on May 23 in the Iranian city of Mashhad in the northeast of the country, Vice-President of the Republic, Mohsen Mansouri, announced.
The funeral will be held on Thursday evening at the mausoleum of Imam Reza, he said. The Mausoleum of Imam Reza is located in Mashhad, the hometown of Raisi, a centre of pilgrimage and one of the main shrines of the Shias.
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