Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.

Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country's mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as huge crowds thronged the capital Tehran for his funeral procession.

Flanked by top officials, Khamenei said prayers over the coffins of the eight dead from Sunday's helicopter crash, who also included foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Commenting on the crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed the US for undermining flight safety due to its sanctions.

Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn president Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in the northwest.

President Ebrahim Raisi's death raises many questions regarding the clash between the hard core of Iran's theocratic regime and its reformers and moderates. The outcome will determine Iran's domestic and foreign policies. The variables are so many, and the country's involvement in Middle East developments so great, that it is best not to venture any predictions.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic extended his condolences to the people and the government of Iran on Monday following the tragic death of the country's President Ebrahim Raisi.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic extended condolences to the leadership and the people of Iran on Monday over the tragic deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after search and rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic.

Search operations are ongoing after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a "hard landing," according to Iran's state television. The interior minister reported that rescue teams are facing challenges due to poor weather in East Azerbaijan province, where the incident occurred.

People visit the Si-o-Se Pol Bridge in Iran's central city of Isfahan on April 19, 2024. World leaders appealed for calm on April 19 after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran, added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in the central province of Isfahan.