"The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran. As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian p
The memorial ceremonies for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will take place in the cities of Tabriz and Qom on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported citing the Iranian state media.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condoled the demise of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that occurred in northwestern Iran on Sunday afternoon.
However, he said that there is a much higher possibility that the cause could entirely be "weather-related" and perhaps a "technical glitch" that brought the chopper down.
Retired Indian Air Force Group Captain Mahesh Upasani noted that knowing the exact cause of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's chopper crash so early will be a hazarding guess.
Condolences from world leaders continue to pour in after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday in northwestern Iran.
World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday expressed their deepest condolences over the tragic demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a hel
Meanwhile, the Iranian cabinet has appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as acting foreign minister following the death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Following the announcement of deaths of Raeisi and his team, the Iranian cabinet held an emergency session headed by Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Press TV reported.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday evening, Al Jazeera reported, citing Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency of the Iranian government.
As the Iranian rescue teams located Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter, no clue of any living persons has been reported in the crash, according to Iran-based Press TV.