Iran's late President Ibrahim Raishi is to be buried right now within the holy metropolis of Mashhad, 4 days after he was killed in a helicopter crash, as was International Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and 6 others, whereas leaders of the anti-Israel so-called “Axis of Resistance” they mentioned the struggle in Gaza on the sidelines of the funeral.
Raishi's coffin was flown to Mashhad in northeastern Iran after a funeral procession was held in his honor this morning within the jap metropolis of Birzad, the place hundreds of individuals took to the streets to pay their final respects.
A guard of honor stood at consideration because the aircraft carrying Raishi's coffin landed in Mashhad, his hometown, the place he might be laid to relaxation on the golden-domed mausoleum of Imam Reza, Islam's holiest web site in Iran, revered by Shiite Muslims. because the cemetery the place the ninth century imam Ali al-Reza rests.
Raisi, 63, was extensively seen as a candidate to succeed 85-year-old Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei. Mohammad Mohber, who was first vice-president, has taken over as interim president till the June 28 election.
Eight passengers and crew members died when the helicopter crashed in a mountainous space close to the border with Azerbaijan.
A memorial service for Amirabdollahian was held on the International Ministry in Tehran, the place Appearing International Minister Ali Bagheri Khani described him as a martyr who “assured the revolutionary nature of the International Ministry”.
Amirabdolakhian might be buried south of Tehran on the Shah Abdulazim mausoleum, the place distinguished Iranian politicians and artists are buried.
– Assembly of the “Axis of Resistance” –
On the sidelines of Raishi's funeral, leaders of the anti-Israeli so-called “axis of resistance” met yesterday, Wednesday, to debate the struggle between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, official media introduced right now.
The “axis of resistance” unites Iran's allies within the struggle towards Israel, primarily the Islamist Palestinian motion Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah, Yemen's Houthi rebels and Iraqi Shiite organizations.
The leaders of those actions met after attending the ceremonies organized yesterday, Wednesday, in Tehran in tribute to Raisi.
“Throughout this assembly, the political, social and navy state of affairs in Gaza (…) and the position of the resistance axis have been mentioned,” state TV station Irib reported.
The holding of this assembly was additionally introduced by the Al Manar tv station of the Islamist motion Hezbollah, which broadcast photographs.
“The continuation of jihad and preventing till the whole victory of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, with the participation of resistance axis organizations, was underlined” by the contributors, based on Irib.
On behalf of Iran, Basic Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, the Islamic Republic's ideological military, and Basic Esmail Kaani, commander of the Quds Drive, the Guards' exterior operations department, have been current on the assembly.
Additionally in attendance have been Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam, Hezbollah's second-in-command Naim Qassem and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniya, who had beforehand been obtained by Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Representatives of the Islamic Jihad group and Iraqi organizations additionally participated, based on the Fars information company.
Supply: APE-MPE-Reuters-AFP
