story again and raisi was mentioned as a contender so to was the 54—year—old second son of ayatollah ali khameneie other candidates. the job of choosing the successor is the task of the assembly of experts. and raisi, had assembly of experts. and raisi, had a coveted spot there in that position has to be filled as well. so all of this is links. the conservatives will be very mindful of this as they try to fill in and connect the dots to ensure that it remains business as usual. interesting times in iran and also across the middle east. lovely to have your company. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at a major story we are following here in the uk. the seven year public inquiry into the infected blood scandal widely considered to be the biggest scandal in nhs history has identified a catalogue of failures. more than 30,000 people in the uk were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given infected blood products by the national health service in the 19705 and 805. many have since died, others unknowingly passed infections on to partners who then died. vi

supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has already appointed new ministers who will serve as president and foreign minister. ibrahim ragisa's funeral will take place tomorrow, and new elections will be held soon in a few weeks. the world reacted to vrahim raisi's death, for example, russian president vladimir putin called him, and i quote: a true friend of russia and an outstanding politician. chinese president xi jinping also called raisi a good friend. china is iran's largest trading partner and the main buyer of iranian oil. but not only iran's partners expressed condolences, for example, the french foreign ministry published an official message with condolences, sincere condolences . expressed by the president of the european council, charles michel, and the president of poland, andrzej duda said he was deeply moved by the news of the tragic death and compared raisi's death to the death of lech kaczynski in 2010. and more about the reaction to the death of iranian politicians, a bbc correspondent. among iran's allies, including the so-called axis of resistance in the region, there

and this is what will stick out for ayatollah ali khamenei, the 85—year—old supreme leader, who willies. and when viewed in this light, the regime's handling of today's events are extremely problematic and concerning fort khamenei. in the past five years, ayatollah khamenei has spent an entire manifesto and has spent an entire manifesto and has produced an entire manifesto based on purifying, quite purifying, the regime, to ensure a smooth succession process. —— quote purifying. he did this on the basis, the rationale that any elite mishandling of succession could result in the total collapse of the islamic republic because the overwhelming majority of the iranians have made it very clear they want regime change. so for khamenei �*s perspective when he is looking at the ongoing events, when he is looking at this new elite handling of this crisis, i think this will be very concerning for him and he will ultimately view it as a test run for his succession. i wonder also, then, test run for his succession. i wonderalso, then, if you test run for his succession. i wonder also, then, if y

well, the islamic republic is led by a supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, and i would say he is the president, currently hardliner ebrahim raisi. and so, in essence, it is the supreme leader that calls all the shots in the country. but i think what's noteworthy here is that ayatollah khamenei is 85 years old and there has been a lot of talk of succession in recent years, given that he is ailing with cancer. so one of the top contenders actually was widely believed that it would be ebrahim raisi, who is now missing on this helicopter, on this helicopter crash. so i think that is what is really noteworthy here, that if he has indeed passed away, that would mean that potentially, the line of succession might have to change and that would essentially change the trajectory of the islamic republic. so i think that's what is noteworthy here. and of course, if that was to happen, that would have implications notjust for iran, but for the rest of the world, hence why the white house is saying that president biden is keeping a close eye on events. absolutely, and i think it's also notewor

all the sacred ones pray for their repose together iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, pronounces bodies. today people from abroad also arrived at the funeral ceremony to say goodbye to president risi. the russian delegation, on behalf of the president , is represented by state duma chairman vyacheslav volodin. the people, however, despite their grief, do not leave attacks on the deceased president unanswered, debunking all the american myths that washington so loves to invent. he was a very popular figure, he was a very humble man, not at all like the description you given. he worked very hard for the disadvantaged working class, the disenfranchised. he traveled from city to city, from village to village. he constantly visited various provinces and that is why. was so popular among iranians, especially, as i said, among the disenfranchised middle class, lower middle class. obviously, what you are saying is, to put it mildly, not accurate. i would say that the butchers are in london, in washington, the people who destroyed iraq, afghanistan, yemen, during the shameful genocide the

okay, i think the key thing is how does this affect the process of succession for ayatollah ali khamenei, his son mujer toba, khamenei was the probably one of the contenders to succeed ayatollah khomeini as was president raisi so now we're president raisi. did there's the question there in terms of does someone else step up to fill his shoes or does ali khamenei son measure toba try and prevent that from happening. if that's the case, then is there a power struggle between various different factions inside the array? i mean government, the iranian revolutionary guard corps has to play a role in this because they've been trying to increase their influence and control over the iranian government. this does raise the prospect of a power struggle that in turn then raises the potential for uncertainty and instability in terms of iran's relations in other countries in the region, how respond to events in gaza and of course, the relationship with other countries such as saudi arabia and turkey so this is all creating additional instability and uncertainty in a very volatile and dangerous region

the person who is considered to be one of the closest allies of the iranian supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei country's politics. so he is the closest ally of the iranian supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. when he became the president, many rights groups including amnesty international asked for investigations to be opened up for crimes against humanity because in the 1980s, he was a judge and he was involved in trials that led to the mass executions of political prisoners, prisoners of conscience. so he is trusted by the iranian supreme leader. however, he did not win the presidency with a big margin of votes. unlike its previous reformist presidents. and it seems that during the past few years, iranian politics have changed, they do not care that much about people's participation in the elections. what they want is a homogenous governance. so that's why right now for the first time after the islamic revolution, we have a president and speaker of the parliament and the head of the judiciary that all of them, all three are hardliners and they are all close to the iranian supreme leader. i

people in the world, and of course to the master of the age and time and to the grand imam ayatollah ali khameneiqlid, especially ayatollah al-azma imam sistani, and i offer my condolences to the noble nation of iran in reality, it can be said that it is true that we believe that what the quran tells us says. it started from tabriz yesterday and went to tehran today. it is almost finished and later, god willing, tomorrow in mashhad, this is a sign of the greatness of the iranian nation to those who work for islam, for the axis of resistance, and for the iranian nation itself, and when i saw the truth , yesterday i had an interview with one of the palestinian radio stations, not related to . during the islamic revolution, when imam khomeini was out of iran, the tabriz uprising was the same as the uprising we witnessed here at that time, and we remember these days and that's it. it happened the same way in qom and even i told them like this here, i told them that they all came out of iran , that is, like what you saw that day in tehran. the foreign media are forced to admit the greatness of the ira

free people of the world and of course to the owner of the age and time and to imam grand ayatollah ali khamenei, the authority of imitation, especially grand ayatollah imam sistani, and to the noble nation of iran. in fact, it can be said that it is true that we believe what the qur'an tells us. he said: minus him, but finally, the loss of ayatollah al-sayyid ebrahim raisi and our beloved brother mr. abdullahian and the rest of his companions will be a great loss, but what we have seen, for the time being, in the shari'i ceremony you asked, started from yesterday in tabriz until today. tehran is almost finished and later god willing, tomorrow in mashhad, this is a sign of the greatness of the iranian nation to those who work for islam, for the axis of resistance, and for the iranian nation itself, and when i saw the truth, yesterday i had an interview with one of the palestinian radio stations, not related to the fake regime of the palestinian radio station. i asked about that funeral ceremony in tabriz. i remembered those days and the day of the uprising in tabriz started before the beginning.

raisi was seen as a possible successor to the 85-year-old supreme leader, supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneifront-runner and now possibly a favorite. the u.s. state department said iran had asked for u.s. assistance after the crash but was unable to provide it for logistical reasons and dismissed accusations that u.s. sanctions were to blame for restricting aviation parts. >> ultimately it's the iranian government that is responsible for the decision to fly a 45-year-old helicopter in what was described as poor weather conditions. >> reporter: today defense secretary lloyd austin was asked whether he was concerned iran might try to blame the u.s. for the crash, norah. he said, "the united states had no part to play in that crash. that is a fact, plain and simple." >> charlie d'agata, thank you. >>> tonight, a new line of powerful storms is targeting the heartland with an even greater threat of tornadoes, high wind and hail for tuesday. for more, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. we are staring down a

iran's state run tv and its supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, who is the country's ultimate decision maker, told people to pray for the president and the foreign minister. but demonstrators in berkeley and at protests worldwide this weekend who object to the jailing of dissidents and death sentences of outspoken artists and journalists, say there is no love lost for raisi. this guy was a murderer. he was a he was one of those people that was responsible for killing political prisoners. i don't think that many people are that sad. and maybe some people are a little happy inside. they're hopeful that rice and eventually khamenei will be replaced by new, more progressive leaders and political prisoners in iran will be set free. young generation is totally against any kind of ideology government. they want to have freedom. they want to be connected to the rest of the world. only time will truly tell if change is really in the wind in iran. but demonstrators promise to keep the pressure on tehran to end the tyranny in berkeley. tom jensen, nbc, bay area news. in case of rice's death, iran

everyone prays for their repose together; the spiritual leader of iran, ayatollah ali khamenei, pronounces their bodies. on behalf of the president, it is represented by state duma chairman vyacheslav volodin. armenian prime minister nikol pashinyan, head of the the government of iraq, mohamed shia az-sudani, the head of the hamas politburo, ismail haniyeh, as well as hezbollah deputy secretary general naim kassem. in india and turkey in cuba the sign. flags were lowered for those killed in the plane crash, tribute was paid to the united nations, and the un flag was also lowered in memory of president risia. the conference on disarmament in geneva, currently chaired by iran, began with a minute of silence. however, to show even basic respect for the deceased president of a foreign not all states were able to do it; official representatives of the leader in the issue of global tolerance showed miracles of tact and diplomacy and... and speaking, in fact, a boorish statement regarding an entire people. the people, however, despite their grief, do not leave attacks on the deceased president un

coming at a time of heightened tension, considered iran's second most powerful person behind ayatollah ali khamenei, raisi was considered a top contender to one day replace the 85 year old supreme leader in 2022. raisi was responsible for the brutal crackdown on protesters in iran and oversaw the massive missile and drone attack on israel last month. we have been quite clear that ebrahim raisi was a brutal participant in the repression of the iranian people for nearly four decades, he was involved in numerous horrific human rights abuses. >> that said, we regret any loss of life. >> crowds now gathering in iran as the nation mourns the loss of president ebrahim raisi, along with several others in the helicopter crash. but some in iran, along with those in exile in berlin and london celebrating the loss of a man they considered a tyrant. iranian authorities have now agreed to hold the presidential election on june 28th. rhiannon. >> all right. thank you for that . >> president biden is joining israel in slamming the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court. the prosecutor is seeking arre

what the constitution allows the ayatollah ali khamenei, the supreme leader to put his own person into also look at the tension that exists between the different factions in the islamic republic echelon. whether those actions that want more logical society, logical around, logicalforeign policy, around, logical foreign policy, whether they around, logicalforeign policy, whether they will be able to exert their authority and say enough is enough. 0rthey their authority and say enough is enough. or they will their authority and say enough is enough. 0rthey willagain their authority and say enough is enough. or they will again once more allow ayatollah khamenei to call the shots. i also sat down with the bbc�*s middle east editor. i asked sebastian usher, and asked him how things stand in this developing story. we're at a stage, five or six hours to come through and we haven't really move forward that much recently in terms of the finding of the helicopter. what we've had, we had this kind of thing before is statements being made on state news, other outlets and they are being refuted.

iran's state run tv and its supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, wished for a successful rescue. but demonstrators in berkeley, who object to the jailing of dissidents and death sentences of outspoken artists and journalists, say there is no love lost for rice. i don't think that many people are that sad, and maybe some people are a little happy inside. this guy was a murderer. he was a he was one of those people that was responsible for killing political prisoners. rice is under us sanctions over his involvement in the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and at the end of the iran-iraq war. demonstrators are hopeful that rice and eventually khamenei will be replaced by new, more progressive leaders. young generation is totally against any kind of ideology government. they want to have freedom. they want to be connected to the rest of the world. demonstrators say signs of change are already happening in iran, and they will continue to fight for the freedom of political prisoners and an end to the state led violence against critics. in berkeley, tom jensen,

iran�*s supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony.also killed. let�*s go to the live pictures because since those pictures from tabriz, they have moved to qom, as i was mentioning in the introduction. we havejust was mentioning in the introduction. we have just lost those pictures from the holy city, apologies for that. as i say, we have three days of those funeral services and ceremonies and of course on social media, we have seen pictures of people celebrating their deaths. more of today�*s headlines on the programme in a moment. hello. we still have some low cloud, mist and murk across the north sea coastline and some of that will linger for much of the day. but generally speaking today, it is going to be cloudier and cooler than yesterday with scattered showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. we will see some more rain as we go through the course of wednesday and thursday. in fact, if we take this rainfall accumulation chart right the way through until friday, look at the dark blues and greens, up to 70 millimetres of r

number two to the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, who is the ultimate authority in iran.ssing is iran's foreign minister, a familiarfigure on the international stage. he'd been involved in many negotiations, including over the country's nuclear programme. regime supporters came out to pray for the president. these images broadcast on state—run tv. though not everyone in iran is praying for his survival. the regime is not popular with many iranians, who would like to see an end to the islamic republic. but from its most senior leader, a message of calm, of continuity. hope that god will return the president and fellow travellers to the people. the iranian nation must not he worried and rest assured, there will be no disruption to the running of the country. late at night, there's no news of the fate of the president and his foreign minister. several arab countries have offered assistance. turkey has sent a mountain rescue team and the eu will help with the satellite mapping service at the request of tehran. the world is watching closely to what happens next in iran. caroli

iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has announced five days of public mourning.he search — in a mountainous area in north—western iran — near tabriz — has been hampered by bad weather. graham satchell has the story. search teams have been scouring the mountains of north—west iran all night. thick fog and heavy rain have hampered efforts, but in the early hours of this morning, this, a drone sent by turkey identified a source of heat. footage shows an aerial view of a landscape at night and a dark blotch on what appears to be a hillside. when rescuers eventually reach the wreckage on foot, they found the helicopter which had been carrying iran's president and the foreign minister was completely burned with no signs of life. and soon after, confirmation that both iran's president ebrahim raisi and the foreign minister have been killed in the crash. the servant of the iranian people, president raisi, the president of the republic of iran was serving the people of the public of iran. president raisi, seen here on the left, had been visiting a dam project. this is foo

raisi was seen as a possible successor to the 85-year-old supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. the only one. khamenei's son mojtaba is also now possibly a favorite. the us state department says iran had asked for u.s. assistance after the crash but was unable to provide it for logistical reasons and dismissed accusations that u.s. sanctions were to blame for restricting aviation marks. >> ultimately it's the iranian government that is held for a decision to fly a 45-year-old helicopter and what was described as "poor weather conditions." >> reporter: today defense secretary lloyd austin was asked if he was concerned there iran would try to blame the u.s. for the crash, norah. he said, "the united states had no part to play in that crash. that is a fact, plain and simple." >> norah: charlie d'agata, thank you. now to some breaking news out of the white house. president biden not holding back. sharply criticizing the request for an arrest warrant for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu from an international court prosecutor. >> let me be clear, contrary to allegations again

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony.vors from the crash — which happened on sunday, as mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran's northern neighbour, azerbaijan. the iranian foreign minister was also killed. the cause of the crash has not yet been established. i spoke to kasra naji from bbc persian, who took us through today's events. what we're seeing today is a sendoff, an informalfuneral for the eight people who died in this incident, including president raisi and his foreign minister, mr hossein amirabdollahian. we saw crowds of people in the streets of tabriz, which is the centre capital of the eastern azerbaijan province of iran, in north—west iran. and of course, the significance being they were on their way to that city when this accident... when the helicopter crashed. and the site of the crash is about 100 kilometres north of the city. so what we have seen is a big truck, open truck today driving amongst the crowd today in the city centre, carrying the coffins of the president and the foreign minister and o

iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has announced five days of public mourning.— has been hampered by bad weather. graham satchell has the story. search teams have been scouring the mountains of north—west iran all night.

rescue teams are searching in thick fog for the helicopter, iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneihe iranian nation should rest assured there will be no disruption to the running of the country. meanwhile, iranians have been urged to pray for their leader, gathering in droves in the president's home city, following pleas from state media. a major search operation is taking place in the mountains of northwest iran, where a helicopter carrying president ebrahim raisi has gone missing. these images show the president and his entourage in the helicopter before it went down. the foreign minister, hossein amirabdollahian, was also on board. president raisi had been travelling back from a trip

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony.ash — which happened on sunday, as mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran's northern neighbour, azerbaijan. the iranian foreign minister was also killed, along

to iran now and its supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has presided over a funeral for the country's crash on sunday. he led prayers at tehran university, where caskets carrying the dead were draped in iranian flags. many of those who've walked through the streets held photos of mr raisi or carried the iranian flag. iranians had been sent text messages urging them to attend. among those attended has been the hamas leader ismail haniyeh, who said he'd come to represent the palestinian people. to the uk now, and the former chief executive of the post office, paula vennells, has been in tears at the public inquiry into its it scandal. she admitted she'd "made mistakes", but denied there'd been a conspiracy to cover up problems with the horizon system. ms vennells, who was chief executive from 2012 to 2019, apologised to sub—postmasters, after hundreds of were wrongly prosecuted when faulty technology made it appear that money was missing from their branches. our business correspondent emma simpson was at the inquiry. a warning — this report contains flash photography. you said they were

secondly, the president was considered a potential successor to ayatollah ali khamenei, this has thebe very dynamic to watch —— succession. lastly, there will likely be an election after 50 days, and in the interim, the first vice president, who previously had an economic conglomerate, and is a trusted lieutenant of the supreme leader, he will become the interim president, so those are some takeaway �*s. when you talk about the potential for some scrambling when it comes to the dynamics are made to the line of succession for the role of supreme leader, this is interesting because even just taking a look at some think pieces from a couple of weeks ago, one saying he will be around's next leader, not ayatollah khamenei's sun, instead regarding succession that ebrahim raisi is likely to succeed him than his son. of course things look very different now in light of what we have been learning in the past few minutes. talk to us about more for their potential in your words a scrambling in the upper echelons, really consequential echelons of power in iran. do you think that could lead to so

rescue teams are searching in thick fog for the helicopter, iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei will be no disruption to the running of the country. disruption to the running of the country. meanwhile, iranians have been urged to pray for their leader, gathering in droves in the president's home city, following pleas a major search operation is taking place in the mountains of northwest iran, where a helicopter carrying president ebrahim raisi has gone missing. these images show the president and his entourage in the helicopter before it went down. the foreign minister, hossein amirabdollahian, was also on board. president raisi had been travelling back from a trip to neighbouring azerbaijan. rescue teams are looking for the aircraft in rain and thick fog.

number two to the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, who is the ultimate authority in iran.is iran's foreign minister, a familiarfigure on the international stage. he'd been involved in many negotiations, including over the country's nuclear programme. regime supporters came out to pray for the president. these images broadcast on state—run tv. though not everyone in iran is praying for his survival. the regime is not popular with many iranians, who would like to see an end to the islamic republic. but from its most senior leader, a message of calm, of continuity. translation: hope that god will return the president - and fellow travellers to the people. the iranian nation must not he worried and rest assured, there will be no disruption to the running of the country. late at night, there's no news of the fate of the president and his foreign minister. several arab countries have offered assistance. turkey has sent a mountain rescue team and the eu will help with the satellite mapping service at the request of tehran. the world is watching closely to what happens next in ira

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony.escue teams found no survivors from the crash — which happened on sunday, as mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran's northern neighbour, azerbaijan. the iranian foreign minister was also killed, along with everyone else on board. the cause of the crash has not yet been established. let's speak to our bbc persian reporter, bahman kalbassi in new york. hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from new he joins us now from new york. good to see you. talk us through then today, what's happening and when? the through then today, what's happening and when? the body of mr president _ happening and when? the body of mr president raisi _ happening and when? the body of mr president raisi and _ happening and when? the body of mr president raisi and foreign - mr president raisi and foreign minister and others in the team are first inter— breeze, in north—western iran and going to take iran and then to the city of gone, religious city and then to the northeast of iran where he wil

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony.no survivors from the crash, which happened on sunday as mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran's northern neighbour, azerbaijan. the iranian foreign minister was also killed. the cause of the crash has not yet been established. with me is kasra naji — bbc persian�*s special correspondent. thank you forjoining us in the studio, kasra. take us through events, five days of mourning announced by the supreme leader and they are very much under way? what they are very much under way? what we have seen — they are very much under way? what we have seen today _ they are very much under way? what we have seen today is _ they are very much under way? what we have seen today is a _ they are very much under way? wiat we have seen today is a sendoff, an informal funeral for the eight people who died in this incident, including president bracey and his foreign minister. we saw crowds of people in the streets of tabriz, the capital of the eastern azerbaijan province of iran in the north—west. a

ayatollah ali khamenei, the supreme leader is 85 and _ ali khamenei, the supreme leader is 85 and in— _ 85 and in uncertain health and there will be a transition sooner or later in iran~ _ will be a transition sooner or later in iran~ raisi _ will be a transition sooner or later in iran. raisi would have been one of the _ in iran. raisi would have been one of the candidates for it. so there has opened up a new space for someone — has opened up a new space for someone else to emerge. i fear, whoever— someone else to emerge. i fear, whoever emerges, will be at least as hard line _ whoever emerges, will be at least as hard line is— whoever emerges, will be at least as hard line is this individual and we will see _ hard line is this individual and we will see the repression against the irahiah_ will see the repression against the iranian people, i have great sympathy for them, it may continue. do you _ sympathy for them, it may continue. do you think— sympathy for them, it may continue. do you think that this will have an impact on what is happening in the war in gaza? freeze iran's invol

ayatollah khamenei. and one of the major impacts is that president raisi was one of the -- if not the front-runner to replace ali khamenei as supreme leader. now, really iran still has a supreme leader. that is the supreme leader that the iranian people answers to, the iranian government answers to, the iranian president answers to the supreme leader, so this will only be a matter of, let's say, of finding a new president with the same, perhaps, hard-line policies of raisi so as not to create any problems, confusion in a way that this country is being run. but the one immediate thing that, of course, we are interested in is the reactions from around the world. we just got the reaction from hamas, and we're awaiting for reactions as leaders across europe especially because here they're just waking up to this news. richard? >> yeah, well, that reaction of the news from hamas, let's go back to richard engel. this is something you've covered very deeply. as you look at the reaction of hamas, what does it mean to lose one of the key operational leaders, the president of iran, to the very proxy wars that iran has enga

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony. back from a visit to neighbouring, azerbaijan when the helicopter went down, in thick fog. iran's foreign minister was also killed. the cause of the crash has not yet been established. joining me now is rana rahimpour — iran analyst and former bbc presenter. always good to have you on the programme. let me show our viewers while we are talking some pictures from tehran tonight. this is the grand mosque. you see thousands of people gathered there to listen to clerics tonight. assumedly it will be a very big event tomorrow? definitely a big event. 0bviously populated by the supporters of the islamic republic, but don't forget that president raisi was very unpopular. he was elected in the election that had the lowest turnout in the history of the islamic republic. the turnout in the 2021 elections was 49%. the first time ever that the participation was less than 50%. in those elections, 13% of ballots were spoiled ballots and protest balance. many people left ballot papers blank. so, he

take place across the country before he's buried on thursday with iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khameneicue teams found no survivors from the crash, which happened on sunday as mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran's northern neighbour, azerbaijan. the iranian foreign minister was also killed. the cause of the crash hasn't yet been established. with me is bbc persian�*s baran abbasi. huge crowds out on the street for this first ceremony.— huge crowds out on the street for this first ceremony. yes. the crowds are estimated _ this first ceremony. yes. the crowds are estimated at _ this first ceremony. yes. the crowds are estimated at around _ this first ceremony. yes. the crowds are estimated at around tens - this first ceremony. yes. the crowds are estimated at around tens of- are estimated at around tens of thousands. it was the first day of the ceremony that will last until thursday, and the bodies will be transferred through a number of cities before ebrahim raisi is buried in his home town. but the crowds don't represent the entire iranian population and it does not mean that h

as second—in—command, he was widely seen as a possible successor to supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneipiritual leader is very opaque process and quite ironically in recent weeks, it's been an intense speculation on who the leading contenders are, he was mentioned and the second son of him and seemed to be in the frame and no one can say for certain and. an election to find a successor to president raisi will take place within the next 50 days. and the question of who will eventually succeed iran's supreme leader will be front and center of people's minds. for the moment, there is political continuity within the regime. the former vice—president — mohammad mokhbar — was appointed interim president earlier monday. here he is addressing a cabinet meeting in tehran. but the regime is being forced to find a new president at a particularly challenging time. on that here's international affairs expert, barbara slavin. this is not an easy time in iran or the wider region, the israelis iranians on this one war with each other and we have economic problems and iran that are quite severe and ther

in iran, the president is the second most powerful political figure after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, the ayatollah vowing there will be no interruption to government affairs. >> developing news in the south bay a person is in the hospital after getting shot by san jose police. investigators say this all started when they got a call of a man firing a gun in the neighborhood, prompting officers to open fire. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at police headquarters. with what we need to know about this investigation, lena. >> reggie. we know that one suspect is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. this morning after being shot by san jose police. now, police tell us that they responded to this area along colmar drive in east san jose. this is right near the tersection of story road and the capital expressway. police tell us this call first came in right around 4:00 yesterday afternoon with reports of a man shooting a firearm. san jose police claim the suspect was still shooting that firearm when they arrived. they say the suspect was hit by officer gunfire and tak

iran is the supreme leader, the ayatollah khamenei, as richard was saying, the death of the president ebrahim raisi is impactful because he was the frontrunner to replace alir. right now, iran still has a supreme leader, that is the leader that the iranian people answer to, the iranian government answers to, the iranian president answers to. the supreme leader. so, this would only be, let's say, a method of finding a new president, with the same, perhaps, hard-line policies of raisi, so as not to create any problems, confusions, in the way that this country is being run. but, the one immediate thing that of course we are interested in art reactions from around the world. we just got the reaction from hamas and we are waiting for reactions as leaders across europe, especially because i am here, are just waking up. richard? >> you the news of the reaction from hamas, let's go over to richard engel. richard, as we look at something that you have covered very deeply, as you look at the reaction from hamas, what does it mean, to lose one of the key operational leaders, the president of iran, to the very proxy wars that iran has engaged in, in the area but the m

. >> the president is the second most powerful political figure after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. the ayatollah vowing there will be no interruption to government affairs. >> developing news in the south bay a person is in the hospital after being shot by san jose police investigators say this all started when they got a call of a man firing a gun in the neighborhood, prompting officers to open fire. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at police headquarters. is what we know right now. lena >> reggie, we know that one man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries this morning after being shot by san jose police. police tell us that they responded to the area along comer drive in eas san jose this is right near the intersection of story road and the capital expressway. police tell us this call first came in right around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, with reports of a man shooting a firearm. san jose police claim the suspect was still shooting a firearm when they arrived on scene. they say the suspect was hit by officer gunfire and taken to a local hospital with life t

. >> most power in the country is concentrated in the hands of the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khameneis expected to serve for about 50 days before mandatory presidential elections are held in london. greg palkot, ktvu, fox two news coming up on ktvu news at 630. >> a new report shining the light on a troubling trend of missing indigenous people. tonight, advocates press authorities for answers. >> also ahead, the defense rests in the criminal trial against donald trump. after calling just two witnesses, the next steps expected in the trial and later in sports, we get our first real look at some of the 49ers rookies, including their first round pick and newest receiver, as the niners off season workouts officially get underway after they say he was seen dragging on video a seventh grade student from a classroom. the incident was captured here on video by her classmates at elite charter school. the girl's aunt says the incident started when the teacher told the 13 year old that she was not supposed to be in that classroom . the teacher's name has not been released. >> the family of an au

raisi was the 63 year old protege of iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah ali khamenei.an francisco state university professor mahmood monshipour says raisi was a right wing leader, known for his hardline crackdowns on iranian opponents. monshipour said raisi had low support among the iranian people. >> only 7 to 8% of them participated in the parliamentary election, which, indicate how badly, the regime is performing. >> the regime who is at war with its own people, is going to recur east bay resident hamid azimi is with the iran american community of northern california, an expat who feels the personal pain remembering president reyes's role in the execution of thousands of iranian dissidents in the summer of 1988, i had cousins who were arrested and put in prison for many years. i had schoolmates who were executed. >> the united nations security council held a moment of silence monday, also killed in the crash. iran's foreign minister, hossein amir abdullah, university of san francisco professor stephen zunes met him during a visit to iran, had combined this very fund

iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei declared five days of public mourning and announced that vice president mohammad mokhber would serve as the iran's acting president until elections are held. the 63-year-old raisi was elected in 2021 in a vote that saw the lowest percentage turnout in the islamic republic's history after major opposition candidates were disqualified from taking part. for more, we are joined by trita parsi, executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible statecraft. welcome to democracy now! if you can just respond to what has taken place in iran? talk about the death of the president and the foreign minister and what this means. >> this is a major event in iran , but the president and foreign minister and several others have died. it is something that is coming at a time when the iranians already have an extremely low participation rate in the elections and now they're going to have to have elections within the next 60 days. as you pointed out, the only reason why raisi got elected the first place is the majority of the population refused t

race-i was the 63 year old protege of iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah ali khamenei.d monshipour says raisi was a right wing leader known for his hardline crackdowns on iranian opponents. monshipour said raisi had low support among the iranian people. >> only 7 to 8% of them participated in the parliamentary election, which, indicates how badly, the regime is performing. >> the regime who is at war with its own people, is going to weaker. >> east bay resident hamid azimi is with the iranian-american community of northern california , an expat who feels the personal pain remembering president reyes's role in the execution of thousands of iranian dissidents in the summer of 1988. >> i had cousins who were arrested and put in prison for many years. i had schoolmates who were executed, the united nations security council held a moment of silence monday, also killed in the crash. >> iran's foreign minister hossein amir-abdollahian, university of san francisco professor stephen zunes met him during a visit to iran, had combined this very fundamentalist, hard core view of sh

. >> oh man, no, no, bomb supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei himself, leading the funeral prayers, a low traveling in a different chopper in the convoy, saying one of those aboard the doom chopper was alive and communicating for at least three hours after the crash, it equal to the chief of staff also giving more details on the incident itself. >> copy mostafavi captain, mostafavi, who was the pilot of the helicopter carrying the president and the commander of the helicopter convoy third, the other helicopters to gain altitude and go above the clouds when we reached about the clouds and after about 30 seconds, we realized the president's helicopter wasn't with us on the streets of tehran and maybe hold hawaiians adversaries, the us and israel responsible you have all come here to prove that we will support this revolution and we won't back away. this woman says, and then chance, death to israel and he says, i will support my revolution until the last drop of blood you bad morning sorrow and anger in the massive crowd as iran's leaders vowed to maintain stability and, fred there is

raisi was the 63 year old protege of iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah ali khamenei. >> he was considered to be a successor, potential successor to the supreme leader, san francisco state university professor mahmood monshipour says raisi was a right wing leader known for his hardline crackdowns on iranian opponents. >> his reputation was seriously damaged because of the 2022 protests. >> after the killing of a young girl by the name of mahsa amini, monshipour said raisi had low support among the iranian people. we are looking at. i mean, 14, 15 million population of tehran, only, 7 to 8% of them participated in the parliamentary election, which, indicates how badly, the regime is performing. >> the united nations security council held a moment of silence monday, also killed in the crash. iran's foreign minister hossein amir-abdollahian. san francisco state professor stephen zunes met him during a 2019 visit to iran, had combined this very fundamentalist, hardcore view of shia islam with a very, very strong, nationalist sense about iran that he thought it was better for iran to go alone,