On Thursday, folks pays homage to Raisi and others in Mashhad metropolis.
The funeral of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, Overseas Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others killed in helicopter crash will likely be held tomorrow at Tehran College, within the capital metropolis of Iran.
India’s vice chairman Jagdeep Dhankar will fly to Iran to attend the funeral of Raisi and others within the capital metropolis. At Tehran college, the funeral will likely be led by Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following which the procession will go to Maidan-e-Azadi (Azadi Sq.).
The folks of Tehran pays tribute to Raisi, Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others. Ten and thousand of mourners have alreadt gathered, waving Iranian flags and portraits of the late president.
The mourners marched within the northwestern metropolis of Tabriz, the place Raisi’s helicopter had been headed when it crashed.
Ashraf Zaidi, an professional on Iran affairs, stated that their our bodies will likely be stored in The Sa’dabad Complicated – the presidential complicated – from 3 pm to six pm, the place friends from different nations pays their tributes.
On Thursday, folks pays homage to Raisi and others in Mashhad metropolis. Later, within the night, Raisi together with others will likely be laid to relaxation on the Shrine of Imam-e-Raza.
Raisi and Amir Abdollahian had been amongst 9 individuals who died after their helicopter crashed in Iran’s mountainous northwest space whereas they had been getting back from the Azerbaijan border after flagging off joint tasks within the area.
After the wreckage was discovered by rescuers, their our bodies had been first delivered to Tabriz metropolis, the place hundreds of individuals paid tribute. The our bodies had been later delivered to the Holy Shrine of Masooma e Qum in Qum metropolis for homage.
Many nations together with India mourned Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with a number of nations declaring state mourning. India additionally noticed state mourning at this time, whereas nationwide flag was flown at half mast on all authorities buildings together with the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
#WATCH | Delhi: Nationwide flag at Rashtrapati Bhavan flies at half-mast as one-day nationwide mourning is being noticed within the nation following the dying of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Overseas Minister and different high-ranking officers in a helicopter crash. pic.twitter.com/xZZXGiCdpv
— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2024
Overseas minister S Jaishankar visited the Iranian embassy in Delhi at this time to convey “deepest condolences on the tragic passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi and my colleague, Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.”
Visited the Embassy of Iran in Delhi at this time to convey our deepest condolences on the tragic passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi and my colleague, Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
They may all the time be remembered as buddies of India who contributed immensely to the… pic.twitter.com/twLg2OXoFq
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) May 21, 2024
Whereas sooner or later state mourning was noticed in Pakistan and Iraq, three days of nationwide mourning was additionally declared in Syria and Lebanon, and 5 days in Iran.
Leaders who paid tributes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, China’s President Xi Jinping, King Salman and Mohammed bin Salman from Saudi Arabia, President Syria Bashar al-Assad together with Iraq, Lebnon, Jordan, Egypt, European Union, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Sudan, Turkey, Venezuela, Yemen, UN paid their tributes.
Spiritual leaders additionally paid tributes
Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, the Pope and head of the Catholic Church, additionally despatched a telegram message expressing his condolences on the deaths of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, the nation’s Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and all these killed within the Might 19 helicopter crash.
Senior Shia cleric in Iraq, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, additionally expressed “deep condolences” over the dying of Iran president and others killed within the crash.