5 million people in the funeral crowd in Tehran, Rafsanjani

009 streets of Tehran 'Green Movement', has not been seen since the crowd. Raphasanajanike last farewell to late leader Akbar Hashemi nearly twenty-five million people had gathered there.

An eyewitness told the BBC's Persian department, who is attending the funeral of people were people from both hardline and moderate. Reformist former president Mohammad Khatami answered they joined the funeral to express their support to the movement.

Come join others in support of the opposition was sloagana funeral. Many were carrying placards.

A plyakarde was written, "Khatami Long live, long live the spiritual."

The funeral was broadcast live on state television. But anti-government slogans that were given, so that they can not hear, so loud music is playing.

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Image captionnearly twenty-five million people joined the funeral Rafsanjani

Iran's Rafsanjani janajai social media was the main topic of discussion.

Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the funeral.

Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of Iran's Islamic revolution was buried beside the grave.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran's most influential political leaders.