He’s the high bailiff of Orange County, Vermont. Now, he’s in Iran — and saluting its ‘holy war’ with the US

Chris Helali, high bailiff of Orange County, Vermont, traveled to Iran to attend Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's state funeral and posted a social media message saluting Iran's 'holy war' against the U.S. Helali, an academic and journalist living in Moscow, claimed to be the only U.S. public official present at the funeral and described his attendance as part of his 'ceremonial duties.'