Funeral at Shia shrine after leader’s death in helicopter crash with potential successors lining up ahead of vote
Crowds gather in city of Tabriz for start of three days of mourning events
US-made Bell 212 carrying country’s president was almost 30 years old when it crashed into a mountainside
Aircraft came down on Sunday in remote and mountainous north-west
Reaction in west more muted as capitals consider impact of president’s death on Tehran’s leadership and geopolitical tensions
Process to choose new president could push political rivalries among regime loyalists to new level
Conservative cleric and protégé of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a contender to become the Islamic republic’s next supreme leader
Hardline cleric was seen as integral to republic’s succession plan
Ebrahim Raisi’s condition unclear after ‘hard landing’ of his aircraft in mountainous region
The regime’s power-brokers have done everything to ensure a smooth transition except find a frontrunner
Participation fell after purge of leading pro-reform and moderate candidates
Conservatives wield tight control over vote for parliament and for body that may choose new head of state
Jamileh-Sadat Alamolhoda is taking a different path by speaking in public about her thoughts on women and education
Islamic republic pushes for ‘upper hand’ in war-torn country’s reconstruction
Government accused of concealing evidence that prices are spiralling to record levels
Hardliners strike a defiant tone in public, but behind the scenes there is debate about how to respond to demands for change
UN atomic watchdog gains agreement to restart monitoring after visit to Islamic republic
China’s leader reaffirms Beijing’s relationship with Tehran during visit by Ebrahim Raisi
President has been largely ignored by reformists who have focused instead on wider Islamic regime
President’s visit to Tehran campus come as protests sweep the capital and key bazaar shuts
After woman’s death in custody, Tehran weighs less heavy-handed tactics for monitoring Islamic dress code
Russian leader keen to secure path for country’s own food exports during three-way discussions in Tehran
President avoids clashes with other politicians, leading to rare unity across state bodies
President Ebrahim Raisi blames ‘global tyranny’ for death of officer in elite Revolutionary Guards
Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian seeks assurance that Washington will not abandon JCPOA accord again
