Iran buried the late president on Thursday Ibrahim Raisi In an important religious shrine in the city of Mashhad (northeast of the country), on the third day of huge funerals that included a reception attended by Delegations from about 60 countries.
Raisi died on Sunday along with the Foreign Minister. Hussein Amir AbdullahianAnd six other passengers in a helicopter crash in the northwest of the country, for reasons that have not yet been clarified.
During his term, repression against critics, activists, and journalists, especially against women for not wearing the hijab, intensified, sparking the largest protests against the Islamic Republic in years and resulting in… 500 dead.
A large crowd took to the streets of Mashhad today to bid farewell to the 63-year-old ultra-conservative president. A march that lasted several hours It also appears on local television.
Mayor of Mashhad Muhammad Reda Glandar SharifThe number of attendees was estimated at three millionsaccording to the agency dowry.
After hours of processions, Raisi was buried in the shrine of Iman al-Rida, the eighth imam of the Shiite sect. The most important religious place in the country.
Before arriving in Mashhad, located 800 kilometers east of Tehran, a march was held in the city of Birjand, where Raisi was represented in the Assembly of Experts, the body of 88 clerics that elects Iran’s supreme leader in a vacancy.
Abdullahian was also buried today in the shrine Abdul Azim Al-Hasani From the city of Rai, adjacent to Tehran, while the rest of the deceased were buried in different cities.
Today, the third funeral was held in honor of Raisi and his companions, after the one that was held on Tuesday in Tabrizthe city closest to the accident site, and in Get upA holy city for Shiites, and yesterday in Tehran.
In the capital, hundreds of thousands of people participated in a procession organized by the authorities, who invited residents to attend events and declared a day off.
After the procession ended, a reception was held in which about 60 international delegations participated in honoring Raisi and the other deceased.
Among them were prime ministers Iraq, Armenia, Pakistan, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Syria and Georgia, in addition to the foreign ministers of Venezuela, Turkey, Egypt, Belarus, Oman, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka.
They were joined by representatives Nicaragua, China, Russia, Algeria, Serbia Among Iran’s regional allies, such as: Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen, or Hezbollah.
On Saturday, another event will be held at the shrine of Imam Khomeini in the Iranian capital, which will be chaired by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who declared five days of mourning.
Iran tried to give an image of strength and continuity with these huge events, in light of the uncertainty caused by the loss of the president, who was among the candidates to succeed the Supreme Leader.
His death forces the country to hold presidential elections at a time of great discontent among the population due to social and political repression, in addition to the bad economic situation that portends low participation.
Early presidential elections are scheduled to be held June 28 The candidates must first be approved by the Guard Council.
(With information from EFE)
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