Qom

Their bodies were then taken to the holy city of Qom and to Tehran before the funeral.

The bodies of Mr. Raisi and of the others killed were then taken to the holy city of Qom and to Tehran, the capital, ahead of Wednesday’s events.

The bodies will travel on to the holy Shiite seminary city of Qom before traveling to Tehran later Tuesday.

After the events in Tabriz, the bodies of Mr. Raisi and the others killed in the crash are due to be taken to the city of Qom and then to Tehran, the capital, by the evening.

He would go onto the seminary in the Shiite holy city of Qom and later would describe himself as an ayatollah, a high-ranking Shiite cleric.