Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash

Iranian women attend a mourning ceremony for President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Mourners have started gathering for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash.

The Iranian government-led series of ceremonies is aimed at both honouring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.