Iran bids farewell to ex-president Rafsanjani

The funeral ceremony of Iran’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was held in Tehran, Iran on Tuesday. /CFP Photo

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attended the funeral and touched the coffin of Rafsanjani. /CFP Photo

Mourners massed in the capital for the funeral of Rafsanjani, popularly known as a "pillar of the Revolution." /CFP Photo