Iran's supreme leader leads funeral in Tehran for President Raisi

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the funeral service at Tehran University for the late President Ebrahim Raisi and other victims of the weekend's helicopter crash. NBC News' Chapman Bell reports for Early Today.
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[@badasserien8518]

Yemen and Lebanon leaders are taking the bus from now on

[@ernestoA.1999]

Tge president of Iran aint no leader, just a puppet, It is the supreme leader who holds absolute power

[@kalkidanhailu8563]

😂😂😂😂

[@janey_fromTheBlock]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yourexcellency7774]

It was an act of God

[@saima307]

It was act of we know who

[@badasserien8518]

@@saima307the God of Israel

[@ariaspes3842]

@@badasserien8518 If israel had a god wouldn't be begging for money LOL

[@voice639]

@@ariaspes3842 God test's but never forget.. 👍🏻

[@ITSSIRWAN86]

there is no god

[@farshadfarokhi1992]

sea of PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! I mean how could you say he was hated in Iran??!! who are these sea of people then! I have never ever seen anything like this

[@MehrnazArjmand-qs9zg]

زنده باد ایران❤

[@wqv5423ln]

Iran needs Jesus !

[@user-wx4lk5qd2t]

Iran has mahdi and jesus

[@wqv5423ln]

@@user-wx4lk5qd2t There are Christians in Iran, but they are persecuted, killed, or in prison. In spite of that the Holy Spirit continues to save people and give them the hope of eternal life ! You cannot stop a work of God.

[@user-wx4lk5qd2t]

That's a big fat lie from media brother in Iran all religious live peacefully

[@Ahura_Mazda111]

Long live the Iran free of islam

[@shahesmail313]

Millions of people showed how they loved their great president and our dear foreign minister dr abdolahian by coming to the streets may god rest them in peace🖤🇮🇷

[@hb.honeyberry2475]

Ebrahim Raeisi is in Iranian heart forever ♥️ 💓 ❤️ 💖

[@shapursasan9019]

The the hearts of the families of those lives he destroyed!

[@mohammadhassan5461]

He is not the controller the Supreme leader is

[@unknownoutdoors530]

😂

[@jackietreehorn8527]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, I hear a toilet flushing...

[@Ahura_Mazda111]

In Muslims heart not Iranian 🥂 cheers to everybody

[@mdmifta7383]

We love you Ibrahim Raisi...love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷❤️❤️

[@aol6419]

You can't do anything against Allah's wishes.

[@reza.d3109]

Tanks brother ❤️

[@miladeskandari7]

You love all murderers?

[@miladeskandari7]

You love all murderers?

[@mersifullwolf4054]

We Iranians don’t care 😂

[@user-vu5dt9lb4d]

Did you notice other countries did not show up for funeral. Like from the free world.

[@mobinajomour781]

اگر چشم و گوش خودتون رو باز میکردید متوجه میشدید که حاضر شدن😊

[@user-vu5dt9lb4d]

@@mobinajomour781 I just rewatched the clip and saw no one from any outside country. Or heard anyone mentioned.

[@mobinajomour781]

​​@@user-vu5dt9lb4d منظور من این کلیپ نبود امروز رسانه های جهان در حال مخابره ی این تشییع باشکوه بودن! با یکم جست و جو متوجه میشید که چه مقاماتی عالی رتبه ای از کشور های دیگه برای شرکت توی این مراسم وارد تهران شدن!!

[@wqv5423ln]

​@@mobinajomour781only Arabs ?

[@mobinajomour781]

@@wqv5423ln خیر فقط سران کشور های عربی نبودن اهل کجا هستید شما؟

[@minion0777]

My deepest SIMPHATY to the prople of Iran!! ❤❤❤

[@billybob241]

Oh well two down…

[@Mrgolden1174]

Now he knows what his victims felt like right before their deaths

[@umelaila1036]

He had no victims, are you talking about Israel's president?

[@Mrgolden1174]

@@umelaila1036 he was a judge in the 80s responsible for signing the execution orders for thousands of people.

[@umelaila1036]

@@Mrgolden1174 i don't what you're yapping about

[@umelaila1036]

@@Mrgolden1174 must have been rightful if happened though 🙄

[@Mrgolden1174]

@@umelaila1036 are you a woman?

[@lifeovdeath]

That was a whole lot of people attending for a person who has no supporters.

[@KBreezyENT]

All paid radicals. Most of which are Arab and not Iranian

[@sagisli]

That was some turnout. I thought people were dancing in the streets

[@mdmifta7383]

Muslim's world Lost a leader.. Bangladesh peoples Love's Ibrahim Raisi,We need a leader like Ibrahim Raisi❤️,for safety our Muslim nation.🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@ansalicru]

The irony of being stoned to death by one of your own mountains

[@johncrug2484]

this wins comment of the day, bravo

[@USA-zr9zy]

😂😂😂

[@MrChartab]

Would you say the same thing for people from your own country like Kobe Bryant passed away the exact same way? Guess not. Stop the hypocrisy and learn to respect other cultures. Not all countries want to have a western h00000kkkkuuuupppp culture. We love our values

[@MrChartab]

Would you say the same thing for people from your own country like Kobe Bryant who unfortunately passed away the exact same way? Guess not. Stop the hyp000criiiisy and learn to respect other cultures. Not all countries want to have a western h00000kkkkuuuupppp culture. We love our values

[@MrChartab]

Would you say the same thing for people from your own country like Kobe Bryant who left the same way? Guess not. Stop the hyp000criiiisy and respect other cultures. Not all countries want to have a western h00000kkkkuuuupppp culture. We love our values

[@menkros1]

Not 1 tear shed.

[@umelaila1036]

Yes you didn't but there are people that did and thats all that matters

[@user66-38]

The grate nation of Iran has enough tear. They don't need yours!

[@LifeisX]

@@umelaila1036 Tears of joy

[@umelaila1036]

@@LifeisX you are delusional

[@Ali-ui9yf]

People love Him. Americans didn't.

[@testaments9733]

And they say Iranians are against their government. We can never see such a crowd for any western ruler.

[@amirh2732]

Yes Iranian Are Against Their Government

[@kennedymusaki7539]

Western leaders don't die in stupid accidents. 45 year old helicopter.

[@iorr98]

@@kennedymusaki7539 Smearing doesn't change the validity of the statement.

[@user-ct5fp3tu7h]

ما عاشق رهبرانمان هستیم هر کی گفت دروغ گفت ما رئیسی را صادقانه دوست داشتیم 😢😢😢😢

[@DarkPassenger]

Is Biden, or Obama going to be speaking at the funeral? I know they were such great friends with Raisi...

[@New.Beginnings88]

They’re owned by Israel not Iran they give billions of your tax money to Israel simp

[@Rickets1911]

Don’t mess with the CIA

[@ITSSIRWAN86]

its not cold war or 1980 anymore

[@sassyfrass4295]

yep, under Carter they got rid of the Shah to install the Islamic Republic - we see how that worked out.

[@Rickets1911]

@@ITSSIRWAN86 oh, yes it is

[@BrownyBird]

Where are the women???😠

[@ppirdel3083]

Don't be worry. There were millions of free Iranian women in streets

[@ariaspes3842]

They saw your kleenex and lotion and ran away, lil heshe troll on benefits

[@helenpauls1496]

Not allowed out. Awful regime.

[@Moh4mm4dAmin]

​@@helenpauls1496they are allowed , but they are separated from men

[@mzl1610]

Did you really think women are not allowed to be out in iran? 😂​@helenpauls1496

[@Shining237]

Thoughts and prayers to the good people of Iran 🇮🇷 🙏💞🕊️

[@Liptensupe]

Pff

[@joepipito7431]

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY NOPE

[@LoganMilk]

On October 8, 2023, Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, passed away. His death marked a significant moment in Iranian politics, as Raisi was a prominent conservative figure who had influenced the country's domestic and foreign policies. Serving as president since August 2021, Raisi's tenure was characterized by a firm stance against Western influence and a focus on economic resilience amidst international sanctions. His passing prompted a period of national mourning and political uncertainty, as the country began the process of transitioning to new leadership and navigating the subsequent impacts on both its internal governance and international relations.

[@eaason3867]

green evil is helpless.

[@robertoramirezgarcia1854]

De placemes el pueblo Irani . Se fue el carnicero d Tehran . Justicia divina !!

[@danielmackay8099]

I am sorry for your loss Obama

[@azataliking8302]

Not even 1000 people will show for Bidens Funeral.

[@user-jz7dk7iq8x]

😂👍👍

[@batatokr1]

Satin now has an assistant

[@umelaila1036]

No he has already netanyahu

[@UmmeMoosa1342]

yes and his name is silk.

[@aol6419]

​@@umelaila1036Netanyahu on earth.

[@ceeron7774]

Next to American presidents

[@rox282]

Bush isn't dead yet

[@SisteenChapelCathedral]

I pray for him in after life 🙎‍♀️🤰

[@tanweerimam4631]

Allah Inko Jannat Naseeb atta farmaye ameen ❤❤❤

[@29evolution]

LuckyBastard is having fun with 72 virgins

[@letsgobrandon987]

This is the guy who oversaw the torture and execution of many young Iranian women whose only crime was to publicly expose their hair. Let that sink in people.

[@AJ-aabbcc]

You seriously believe that? Is that why 10s of thousands of women attended his funeral?

[@umelaila1036]

​@@AJ-aabbccyou said it perfectly

[@vovii_iiii]

I am sure you are not even Iranian!!😂 No one here is punished or executed for showing their hair 🤦🏻 It is clear that the media is telling you big lies that you think this way about Iran. Iran has more freedom than many countries...

[@DdJj_]

​​​@@AJ-aabbcccould probably announce its a crime to not attend his funeral

[@aligamming1037]

That is the reasons 2.2 million people attend his funeral

[@mfre897]

How much each person was paid.😅😅

[@umelaila1036]

Crowds aren't paid, delusion should have a limit

[@mohdaamir5979]

How many will be at urs?

[@BoringByBORING4Borings]

Greetings, just 2 let u know sire, the majority of Iranians DO support Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷

[@zakbari5549]

an animal

[@aligamming1037]

really 2.2 million people attend the funerals you mean 2.2 million were paid

[@user-zz5jg8wk5i]

ایران ❤🇮🇷🇮🇷❤

[@NextLevelPls]

Poor iran and israel are having a pretty rough right now.

[@colonialemon]

PALESTINE.....PALESTINIANS are having a hard time....I FIXED IT FOR YOU.

[@Mohamad-he6cd]

Dont put Iran next Israel Israel is pure evil Who have murder people steal country lands steal homes

[@ppirdel3083]

I am sorry that you are comparing the situation of Israel and Iran. Israel is not at all comparable to Iran. Iran is in its best and most powerful state, while Israel is not. Do not believe what the western media say about Iran.

[@wqv5423ln]

​@Moh. Iran started the war years ago ! Hamas are their puppets. Guess Raisi and Iran learned a hard lesson this week. DONT attack Israel or expect Divine justice !

[@wqv5423ln]

​@@ppirdel3083We have inside information. This is 2024. You cant hide the truth anymore about the oppression of the Iranian people, and Christians !

[@kimjongun7632]

They always find a way to believe the US 😭😂

[@user-fs7os5eo8k]

آدم های خوب همانطور که دوستان و طرفداران فراوان دارند ، دشمنانی هم دارند ، زنده باد ایران ، روزهای شاد و خوشی هم خواهد آمد ، تسلیت به ملت ایران😢

[@hamdan13mohd]

RIP 🇮🇷❤️ ibrahim

[@shapursasan9019]

Ibrahim is swimming with the fishes 🐟 🐠 now…

[@jackietreehorn8527]

He was a large turd in a toilet bowl that has now been flushed...

[@umelaila1036]

Allah grant Him highest rank in Jannah. Ameen❤️

[@jackietreehorn8527]

He's now the top toilet bowl licker...

[@5D4637]

فارسی صحبت کنین

[@TZovro]

I thought most of the Iranians hated him and were celebrating his death. But what is this? How so many people?

[@wqv5423ln]

They are divided, just like the people in the US.

[@alidoniadide8]

Propaganda They were peaple who fight with saddam hossein against iran after they defeat they ran to Europe and they are sayin REGIM is bad

[@user-jz7dk7iq8x]

These are all propaganda, the people of Iran love their president, how many people are willing to go to the death ceremony of the American president? Then in the media, they say that the American people are upset, and you believed it.

[@Amir-95347]

25% of the world's population declared public mourning. Also, 25% of Iranian people participated in the funeral ceremony of the President of Iran.

[@Chronoir3]

Pilot : KOOOBBBEEEEEEEE!

[@Syedfahadgillani]

🇮🇷❤🇵🇰😥

[@EthiopiaBall910]

🇮🇷❤❤🇮🇷🤝🇪🇹

[@Mamadam9]

Addressing those who speak ill of the president of Iran: (There is no honor worse than being Saddam) I hope those who comment have enough general information to know what I mean, otherwise they are just flies buzzing.

[@houstonparks7428]

Aww ayatollah lost a puppet.🤧

[@takimo846]

More of a whole nation lost some real great men

[@user-kb2ei6kv4p]

My condolences to the Biden family

[@HollywoodReseller]

Supreme leader took him out

[@Shrodakin]

Raisi: KOBE! Pilot: Bet!

[@sarashaneli2671]

Karma is my boyfriend, karma is a god , karma is the nature😂

[@saeedsadeghi-uk1fg]

I miss you so much 😭😭😭 ❤my dear president

[@zararoyce319]

Add this to my list of reasons for why I need to shift out of the United States ASAP, deliberately putting people in a no-win situation and then blaming them by telling them that it was their choice to do something is just so western/white and I am just so done with it. That is so venomous to say something like that and not have even a little bit of humility to apologize source reconsider, or something

[@Liptensupe]

Why did habibi's helicopter crash? Because it ran.

[@mrxxbrian]

Blaming this on US Sanctions is comical.

[@umelaila1036]

No, putting sanctions on other countries is comical unethical unacceptable intrusive

[@StarreLabell]

Let's pray the new Iranian president isn't as much of a tyrant as this last one.

[@colonialemon]

It won't matter -- Ali Khamenei the Supreme Leader of Iran is who directs the actions of the President and other officials. THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

[@ppirdel3083]

I am a free Iranian woman with high education. You can see the popularity of the president in the crowd that came for his funeral. Western media news is full of lies and deception!!!!

[@ppirdel3083]

@@colonialemon We Iranians love Ali Khamenei

[@ariaspes3842]

@@colonialemon You're trying to tell me you're the only MF troll that doesn't depend on benefits? Tell me you got a job, MF heshe troll, tell me LOL

[@wqv5423ln]

​@@ppirdel3083If you're highly educated why havent you studied the Bible, and been set free from the lies of Islam ? If you so free, how come other women have been killed & imprisoned for not wanting to wear a head scarf ? Why arent you fighting for womens rights in Iran ?

[@M1Fortunes]

Not very clever flying around mountains in the fog.....I wonder how much the pilot paid for his license.

[@LifeisX]

The other two helicopters accompanying Raisi's made it safely. The IRGC was quick to denounce sabotage even though the cabin of the helicopter was completely destroyed eliminating all the evidence. Was Raisi in the way of Khamenei's son in becoming the next leader, or there's a hidden power struggle among different factions of the mafia of Islamic Republic?

[@fatemehmohammadi6274]

😌😌😢😢🖤🖤🖤

[@shiroi_usagi]

Russia agrees? 😆😆 Why doesn’t mother Russia supply them with choppers then? They had 45 years to deliver them one. The supreme leader seems content calling this one an accident…

[@jamesphilip6737]

NBC , where are all the LGBTQ people? Where are the women? Is it Trump's doing?

[@matinendless6540]

LGBTQ in Iran? Are you kidding me 😐

[@DdJj_]

​@@matinendless6540Yes the lgbt all over the world. Where are they?

[@robertoramirezgarcia1854]

Muchos dias como este pueblo d Iran . Se va un torturador y asesino .

[@sepideh1111]

where were these people when Islamic state needed their vote?? good editing job !! Raisi, the so-called president of the Islamic Republic (not Iran), used a 40-year-old helicopter, which is perplexing for the leader of a wealthy nation. Ironically, on the same day, nine youths were executed for protesting the regime's mismanagement and extravagant spending. The people in this picture are IRGC and Basij, though the image may have been altered.

[@leonardodakimchi]

"Lasers go pew pew" -USA

[@userslinx6865]

Burning foreign (USA) flags and walking stumping on those flags with chanting grim reaper song to that foreign country... But dying in a Helicopter made by that same foreign country is like karma?? Or indirect/proxy terrorist attack??

[@yogitharanachandrasekhar4263]

People sorry prime minister

[@jasonlitman8363]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Losclann]

ahh there is a old saying where i'm coming from , the wolf was eating well , and then he was eaten well

[@Reaper-cm4jr]

It's kind of sad that The Biden Administration sent an Official Communique to The Iranians offering condolences for this Terrorists death.

[@Yu6y-ie2lx]

The terrorist who supports genocide in Gaza

[@Learnhifz]

So sad of your terrorist mentality

[@umelaila1036]

America and isreal is terrorist, don't get your facts from Walmart

[@rox282]

He killed less people than your president that a fact

[@hichic4390]

Just interpretation and analysis based on pre-conditioned mentality and the claims that are claimed are Iran's claims. Really!

[@foziasaid231]

Killed by a drone not a cloud 🌧️. The truth !!!!!

[@blackpatriot-wq2tf]

Sad the supreme leader wasn't in it 😂

[@umelaila1036]

He was, just not on media, y would not he be there dumb 🍩

[@madinaabdulazeez6427]

Big Lost Muslims country 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲☝️😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔

[@ivanivanov-ww2zn]

Raisi died because the helicopter he was flying in ran out of fuel....

[@umelaila1036]

No, he is martyred

[@user-wb4ki2rc1r]

Love from INDIA❤ Raisi❤

[@ng6424]

Then ask north Korea for helicopters

[@DJ-ui1yc]

😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Moh4mm4dAmin]

I don't know much about the president, but I know the foreign minister quite well .He was a good man. Rest in peace 🙏.

[@wqv5423ln]

So how come you dont know right from wrong ? God says : Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil !

[@m.reza.akbari3540]

🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷💔

[@voice639]

😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Unknown_Iranian_Soldier1]

یک چوبی تو کونتون کنیم بزار روزش برسه

[@LoyalMinion]

me on Oct 7th 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@reza.d3109]

🇮🇷😭

[@masoudzareiii]

Rest in peace our lovely president 😭😭😭😭😭🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@xvolokos]

In pieces u mean

[@masoudzareiii]

@@xvolokos Israel already a dead country

[@DdJj_]

Thats foul lol ​@xvolokos

[@eduardovillegas4024]

Rip supreme leader 🥺

[@jorgedominguez7259]

Not yet soon tho

[@subhanallah_0]

🕋🕋☝🏻💪🏻🕋🕋☝🏻🕋🕋☝🏻🕋🕋☝🏻🕋🕋☝🏻🕋🕋

[@thislandis_myland]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@peterdougles8938]

Womañlifefreedom

[@umelaila1036]

Western woman should worry about them Iranian woman are safe and don't walk naked on streets with a new boyfriend everyday to get humiliated in the end

[@PitoVH]

So wait Russia 🇷🇺 & China 🇨🇳 are iran 🇮🇷 friends why they flying American 🇺🇸 helicopters 🚁 again? 🤔 Iran should have the latest helicopter 🚁 technology from this countries aka Friends 💯💯💯

[@hamdan13mohd]

Big thanks to Spain ♥️💛🇪🇸 and Norway 🇧🇻🤍💙👑 Ireland 🇮🇪🧡💚 for recognize occupied land Palestine state

[@REALTRUTH2525]

😂😅😂 They can't decide anything in Israel. WOW people are so ignorant. Can't even tell when they are being played by the ignorant politicians.

[@wqv5423ln]

Looks to me like it's being occupied by Israel !

[@Prophetdonna77]

do not touch my anointed one ,do my prophet n harm

[@wqv5423ln]

He touched Israel & harmed them. Now he has faced God's justice.

[@peterr1163]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😍🤣😍

[@craighurley8031]

Buh - bye

[@romeocazares6459]

The butcher of theran

[@takimo846]

Butcher? Of whom? If you know whom, then you called all judges a butchers

[@user-ct5fp3tu7h]

قصاب بابات بود حتما که اینجوری هرزه گویی میکنید آخه کثاف اون رئیس جمهور من بود توی کشور من بود من اون را میشناختم اون بهترین بود پس گوه خوری نکک کور هم نبودی دیدی ملیونها به خیابان آمدن

[@THEREALONE9898]

Iran god is not with you.

[@takimo846]

You are mistaken, wrong understanding

[@THEREALONE9898]

@@takimo846 Wrong understanding completely? Killing for no reason is not the way. Funding that gets people killed is not the way. He was called “the butcher of Iran” 😟 this goes for everyone btw

[@THEREALONE9898]

@@takimo846 god is very disappointed with the whole earth in general coming from the biblical perspective, Quran perspective, the Torah perspective. All religious perspectives. Not a single one of these communities are living in gods name. It’s like none of our government heads want to live in his way. Soon god will send the one to show us the way. I cannot wait for this.

[@kumarraj1339]

💔😢 good man

[@derekh1593]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@RendaniNtshauba-dl2ws]

Rest in peace my leader 😢

[@DJENT-ch8gh]

REST IN PEACE JOE BIDEN AND NETANYAHU

[@5D4637]

🇮🇷🇮🇷🏴🏴✌🏻✌🏻

[@mwmann]

Those people don't believe in cologne or perfume. Imagine the odor ?