Delegations, officials, arrive in Tehran for Raisi's funeral
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Country officials from across the world have landed in Iran to attend the funeral ceremony of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions.
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Mourners hold posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (AP)
Country delegations and officials, regionally and from all over the globe, headed to Tehran, Iran, to attend the funeral service of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who passed away on Monday in a deadly helicopter crash, alongside several of their companions.
BREAKING: COUNTRIES ATTENDING PRESIDENT RAISI'S FUNERAL IN IRAN:
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) May 22, 2024
🇵🇸 Hamas: Political leader Ismail Haniyeh & senior official Usama al-Hamdan.
🇪🇬Egypt: FM Sameh Shoukry.
🇵🇰Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif.
🇱🇧 Lebanon: Parliament chief Nabih Berri
🇦🇲Armenia: PM Nikol Pashinyan.… pic.twitter.com/AnnKAlZzDh
The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan AlSaud, and Kuwait, Abdullah Ali al-Yahya, arrived in Tehran to offer their condolences on Wednesday.
Tunisian President Kais Saied was also received by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and expressed his sympathies towards the Iranian nation's government and people.
The head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, also arrived in Tehran to extend his condolences on behalf of the people of Palestine and the Resistance factions.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani offered Sayyed Khamenei his condolences, on behalf of his government and people, saying Iraq has only seen "honesty, sincerity, a strong work ethic, and a strive to serve the people, from martyr Raisi."
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were also received by Sayyed Ali Khamenei and expressed their condolences.
Attending the funeral ceremony in Tehran were also the chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with an accompanying delegation, as well as the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
An Algerian delegation also headed to Tehran on behalf of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and included Laid Rebigua, the Minister of Mujahideen and Algerian Rights Holders, and parliament speaker Ibrahim Boughali.
Moreover, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, arrived in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of the departed Iranian officials.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Tehran as well. Shoukry's visit marks the first time an Egyptian foreign minister has set foot in Iran since 1980 when Egypt and Iran severed all ties following the Islamic Revolution and Egypt's official recognition of the Israeli occupation.
Among the attendees were also:
- Speaker of the People's Assembly of the Supreme National Assembly of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
- President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani.
- Syrian Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous.
- Speaker of the Uzbek Parliament, Nurdin Jan Ismail Ov, led a high-level delegation.
- President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
- Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem.
- Acting Afghan Assistant Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
