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<\/figure>\n\n\nIn Tehran, Iran\u2019s capital, businesses were open and children attended school Monday. However, there was a noticeable presence of both uniformed and plainclothes security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later in the day, hundreds of mourners crowded into downtown Vali-e-Asr square holding posters of Raisi and waving Palestinian flags. Some men clutched prayer beads and were visibly crying. Women wearing black chadors gathered together holding photos of the dead leader.
\u201cWe were shocked that we lost such a character, a character that made Iran proud, and humiliated the enemies,\u201d said Mohammad Beheshti, 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crash comes as the Israel-Hamas war roils the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran-backed Hamas led the attack that started the conflict, and Hezbollah, also supported by Tehran, has fired rockets at Israel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, Iran launched its own unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country\u2019s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in the Shiite theocracy, quickly named a little-known vice…<\/p>\n