Wednesday will be a public holiday as a funeral for Raisi will be held in the capital, Tehran.

The ceremony is expected to feature high-ranking foreign dignitaries, state news agency IRNA reported, but it was not clear yet who exactly would attend given Iran’s status on the global stage. Russia, one of Iran’s closest allies, confirmed Tuesday that it would send the speaker of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin.

Funerals will be held in two more cities on Thursday. Raisi is expected to be…