1000s attend Ayatollah Tabasi’s funeral in Mashhad

Thousands of Iranians have taken part in the funeral procession for Ayatollah Abbas Va’ez Tabasi, the custodian of Imam Reza Holy Shrine, in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei took part in a funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Va’ez Tabasi on Saturday and led the prayers.

President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani were also among the senior Iranian officials who attended the funeral in Iran’s second biggest city.