Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers for president killed in helicopter crash
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On the late President Ebrahim Raisi’s coffin sat a black turban – signifying him as a direct descendent of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Iran’s supreme leader has presided over a funeral for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, as tens of thousands later followed a procession of their caskets through Tehran.