Ibrahim Raisi’s Funeral Takes Place in Tehran on Wednesday

The funeral for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, will be held in Tehran on Wednesday, according to Iranian authorities. The procession will take place in the city of Tehran in the morning to honor the president and his companions, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who were killed in the crash. Iranian media reported that an investigation has been ordered into the cause of the helicopter crash by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri.

The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) stated that Bagheri has tasked a high-level committee to investigate the crash that resulted in the deaths of President Raisi and other officials. Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Oraloglu confirmed that the signal system of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister was not activated, raising questions about the cause of the crash. Oraloglu suggested that the signal system may not have been activated or may have been absent in the helicopter, as indicated by the lack of signals during the incident.

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