The first round of funeral ceremonies for Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, and seven others who died in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province, took place in Tabriz.

Iranian media reported that these ceremonies will also be held in Qom, Tehran, and South Khorasan until Thursday.

According to these reports, the body of Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, will be buried on Thursday at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad.

An Iranian citizen said: "Well we are all sad about this news, he was a president of the people and we lost a president who worked tirelessly (for our nation)."

Another Iranian citizen said, "(Iran) will definitely get through this, we have experienced even tougher times. He is not our first martyred president, and I am sure we will get through this, like we always do."

The acting president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Mokhber, led the cabinet meeting and pledged that there will be no disruption in the administration of Iran's affairs.

"This is a serious incident for all of us, it is sad and upsetting, but in the interests of country and our people, we won't have any disruption," he said.

The United Nations, Pakistan, India, China, Turkey, Russia, and several other countries have expressed their condolences to the Iranian government and the families of the deceased.

Representatives of the United Nations Security Council also observed a minute of silence to honor the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said: "The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased, as well as to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey, said: "I wish God's mercy to the late Raisi and the Iranian foreign minister and other officials who lost their lives in the accident."

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: "His unfortunate death was a huge loss to the Iranian people, and the Chinese people also lost a good friend."

The spokesperson for the US State Department said that after the helicopter crash carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian government requested help from Washington.

Matthew Miller said that the United States was unable to assist Iran in locating Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter and his companions due to logistical issues.

“Ultimately, it is the Iranian government that is responsible for this decision to fly a 45-year-old helicopter in what was described as poor weather conditions. Not any other actor,” said Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department.

According to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, the country's presidential election will be held on June 28.