The Omani delegation conveys Sultan Haitham’s condolences to Mr Mokhber. Photo: Oman News Agency
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Tunisia's President Kais Saied, who was in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Reuters
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Mr Khamenei meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following the funeral ceremony for Mr Raisi. EPA
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Mr Khamenei meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim. AFP
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Mr Khamenei meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. AP
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Mr Khamenei performs prayer at the funeral ceremony in Tehran. Reuters
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Tens of thousands of mourners attend the funeral ceremony for Mr Raisi in the capital. Reuters
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Women hold posters of Mr Raisi. The president, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other top officials were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. AFP
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The funeral ceremony in Tehran was one of several across the country, before Mr Raisi's burial in the north-eastern city of Mashhad on Thursday. Reuters
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Tens of thousands turned out in the capital for Mr Raisi's funeral ceremony on Wednesday. AFP
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State TV broadcast footage of clerics, generals and other mourners weeping in Tehran. Reuters
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Mourners hold up portraits of Mr Raisi and Mr Amirabdollahian in Tehran. EPA
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Mourners in Enghelab Square in Tehran. EPA
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Mourners with images of Mr Raisi. Mr Khamenei led funeral prayers at Tehran University. AFP
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The funeral was attended by foreign dignitaries and representatives of Iran-backed militant groups from across the region. Reuters
Tunisian President Kais Saied pays his respects. Photo: @TnPresidency / X
Sheikh Tamim offers his condolences to Iran's interim president Mohammad Mokhber. Photo: @IMO_Qatar / X
The Omani delegation conveys Sultan Haitham’s condolences to Mr Mokhber. Photo: Oman News Agency
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Tunisia's President Kais Saied, who was in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Reuters
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Mr Khamenei meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following the funeral ceremony for Mr Raisi. EPA
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Mr Khamenei meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim. AFP
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Mr Khamenei meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. AP
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Mr Khamenei performs prayer at the funeral ceremony in Tehran. Reuters
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Tens of thousands of mourners attend the funeral ceremony for Mr Raisi in the capital. Reuters
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Women hold posters of Mr Raisi. The president, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other top officials were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. AFP
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The funeral ceremony in Tehran was one of several across the country, before Mr Raisi's burial in the north-eastern city of Mashhad on Thursday. Reuters
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Tens of thousands turned out in the capital for Mr Raisi's funeral ceremony on Wednesday. AFP
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State TV broadcast footage of clerics, generals and other mourners weeping in Tehran. Reuters
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Mourners hold up portraits of Mr Raisi and Mr Amirabdollahian in Tehran. EPA
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Mourners in Enghelab Square in Tehran. EPA
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Mourners with images of Mr Raisi. Mr Khamenei led funeral prayers at Tehran University. AFP
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The funeral was attended by foreign dignitaries and representatives of Iran-backed militant groups from across the region. Reuters
Tunisian President Kais Saied pays his respects. Photo: @TnPresidency / X
Sheikh Tamim offers his condolences to Iran's interim president Mohammad Mokhber. Photo: @IMO_Qatar / X
The Omani delegation conveys Sultan Haitham’s condolences to Mr Mokhber. Photo: Oman News Agency
Iranians turn out for Ebrahim Raisi's funeral ceremony as Khamenei leads prayers in Tehran
Processions in capital for former leader, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash, after cortege passed through Tabriz on Tuesday
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