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The Syrian Arab Republic shares the friendly Iranian people grief over their great loss of death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister and their companions painful accident while performing their work duty, the Syrian government declares official general mourning for three day-period. The flags will be flown at half-mast across the Syrian Arab Republic, and in all embassies and diplomatic missions abroad throughout this period. Source: SANA

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Iran his condolences on the death of the Islamic republic’s leader Ebrahim Raisi, the Kremlin said on its website. “Please accept my deepest condolences over the enormous tragedy that befell the Islamic Republic of Iran – a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi and a number of other prominent officials of your country,” Putin said in his telegram. A helicopter carrying Raisi crashed in Iran’s province of East Azerbaijan on May 19. Iran’s top diplomat, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and a number of other Iranian officials were also on board and died.…

The martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will not disrupt the country’s regional and international role, the Foreign Ministry says. In a statement on Monday, the ministry offered its condolences to the noble Iranian nation over the passing of the popular president and his foreign minister as well as their companions. It said the martyrdom of these prominent figures will undoubtedly cause no disruption in the determination of the country’s diplomatic apparatus to serve national interests and will not impact the Islamic Republic’s “positive and constructive” role in regional and global equations. Over the past…

Russia will continue deepening its relationship with Iran as Moscow hews to the position that previous agreements with Tehran will be implemented, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters. “Of course, we deeply condole with the government and people of Iran over this terrible tragedy as we reaffirm our commitment to close, in-depth cooperation on both bilateral and international issues,” Ryabkov said. “And we also hew to the position that all agreements reached earlier will be implemented,” he added, taking a TASS reporter’s question about whether cooperation with Russia would be affected following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday reiterated his country’s support for the people of Iran after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. “As Türkiye, we will, as always, stand by the friendly and brotherly Iranian people Iran during these difficult times,” Erdogan said at an event in Ankara. Erdogan further said he believes the Iranian people will get through this difficult time. “I wholeheartedly believe that our Iranian brothers will manage this process smoothly in accordance with their ancient and strong state traditions,” he said. Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials died as the aircraft they…

Iranian Constitution states that the first vice president takes over temporarily in the event of the death or major illness of the incumbent president for a period of 50 days. Mohammad Mokhber, who served as President Raeisi’s first deputy since 2021, has taken over as the acting president for 50 days, in line with the constitutional requirement. Holding a PhD in international law, Mokhber was born in the city of Dezful in the southern province of Khuzestan in 1955. He rose through the ranks to assume important social and political roles. Mokhber, a vastly experienced executive manager who was chosen…

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, said that he is seeking to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, on charges of committing war crimes. Khan explained in a press statement published on the court’s official website, that “taking into account the evidence collected and examined by his office, he has good reason to believe that Netanyahu and Galant bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. He confirmed that the evidence it collected, including interviews with victims and direct witnesses, documented audio…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended his condolences to the Iranian nation over the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions in a helicopter crash. In a message on Monday, the Leader announced five days of national mourning. Ayatollah Khamenei said he received the bitter news of the martyrdom of the popular, competent and hardworking president and his companions with great sorrow. The Leader noted that the tragic incident happened when Raeisi and his team were making an attempt to serve the Iranian people. The entire period of responsibility of this noble and devoted…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have died in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan. The helicopter carrying President Raeisi and his accompanying delegation crashed on Sunday in the Dizmar forest, nestled between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province. It was transporting Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Friday Prayers leader of the city of Tabriz Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem and a member of the president’s bodyguard team Mahdi Mousavi. The helicopter’s pilot, co-pilot and crew were also among others on board the chopper. President Raeisi and…

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