Condolences continue pouring over helicopter crash martyrs
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The UN announced that it will lower its flag to half-mast tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time in mourning for the helicopter incident.
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People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP)
Countries are continuing to offer their condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the martyrdom of its president Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation due to the crash of a helicopter carrying them in the skies of East Azerbaijan.
In a statement, the US State Department said, "The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members."
🧵State Dept spox Matthew Miller in statement:
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 20, 2024
The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, & other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran. As Iran selects… pic.twitter.com/1f1VVLRprY
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General stated that Antonio Guterres called the Iranian representative at the UN and conveyed his condolences over the death of the president and his aides.
The UN announced that it will lower its flag to half-mast tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time in mourning for the helicopter incident.
During the commencement of an international conference on nuclear security in #Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi expressed his condolences to Iran and observed a minute of silence in light of the deaths of #Iranian President #EbrahimRaisi, Foreign… pic.twitter.com/OIbc7RUcyD
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 20, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call with Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber, affirmed Turkey's support for Tehran during these difficult days.
Erdogan declared a one-day period of mourning in Turkey to share in the Iranian people's grief.
Geçirdiği helikopter kazasında maalesef vefat ettiğini öğrendiğimiz, değerli mevkidaşım, kardeşim, İran İslam Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Sayın İbrahim Reisi’ye Cenab-ı Allah’tan rahmet niyaz ediyorum.…
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 20, 2024
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also extended his condolences to Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani over the martyrdom of President Raisi and his companions.
صادق التعازي للجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية حكومةً وشعباً في وفاة الرئيس إبراهيم رئيسي ووزير الخارجية حسين أمير عبداللهيان والمسؤولين المرافقين في حادث المروحية الأليم، سائلين الله تعالى لهم الرحمة والمغفرة ولذويهم جميل الصبر والسلوان. إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون.
— تميم بن حمد (@TamimBinHamad) May 20, 2024
Moreover, Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Jamil Mazhar, sent a message of condolence to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Mazhar appreciated the efforts of President Raisi and the Resistance Axis Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian in serving the Palestinian cause.
Read more: With Raisi passing, Iran lost a sincere, devoted servant: Khamenei
Arab and international condolences and messages of sympathy continue to pour in for the Islamic Republic of Iran, its leadership, and its people, following the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation in the tragic helicopter crash.
