Raisi's first official state funeral expected Tuesday

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash that also killed Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday. Raisi's first official state funeral is expected to take place in Tabriz on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reports. 

After that, the bodies are expected to be transferred to the country’s capital, Tehran, where state dignitaries and people will pay their respects.

Then, the bodies are to be transferred to the city of Mashhad for two reasons: first, it was the hometown of President Ebrahim Raisi who was born and raised there and his political career started there; and secondly, the city of Mashhad is the most important religious centre in Iran.

The burial ceremony is also expected to take place in Mashhad.