Iran has announced multiple funeral ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, Qom, Tehran, Birjand and Mashhad from Tuesday to Thursday. The country has also declared five days of national mourning. Qin Tian, a Middle East affairs researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, gave a positive assessment of Iranian President Raisi's diplomatic achievements during his tenure and his relationship with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.