Death of President Raisi: Iranian military chief orders investigation into helicopter crash

Various countries around the world, including Pakistan, have expressed their condolences to Iran over the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, while the Supreme Leader of Iran has announced five days of mourning in the country.

Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, China, Qatar, India, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Malaysia, Spain, Lebanon and the European Union have expressed their grief over the death of the Iranian president.

On the other hand, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Mohammad Bagheri, has ordered an investigation into the causes of the helicopter crash.

AFP reported, citing Iranian news agency Asna, that Mohammad Baqeri on Monday “ordered a high-level committee to begin an investigation into the causes of the accident that befell the president’s helicopter.”

According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, the last rites of President Raisi and his colleagues who died in a helicopter crash will be performed in Tabriz on Tuesday.

According to IRNA, the funeral prayers of President Raisi and his colleagues will be offered in Tabriz on Tuesday morning at 9:30 local time, following which the body of Ibrahim Raisi will be taken to Tehran.

Five days of mourning announced in Iran

According to the AFP news agency, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced five days of mourning in the country in memory of President Ibrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Monday.

“I declare five days of public mourning and express my condolences to the dear people of Iran,” Khamenei said in an official statement a day following Raisi and other officials died in an accident in East Azerbaijan province.

According to the news agency Reuters, he also approved the appointment of Vice President Muhammad Mokhbar as the interim head of the country’s executive branch. Iran now has a maximum period of 50 days before the presidential election to choose Raisi’s successor.

The international community expresses its regret

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called him a ‘true friend of Russia’, while three days of mourning have been announced in Lebanon.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has described the death of the Iranian president as a great loss for the Iranian people.

The Palestinian group Hamas expressed regret over the death of Ibrahim Raisi and praised his support for the Palestinian resistance, while the Lebanese group Hezbollah expressed condolences to the Supreme Leader of Iran over the death of Ibrahim Raisi.

Death of Iranian president: Pakistan declares day of mourning

On the death of the Iranian president, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X that: “Less than a month ago, Pakistan had the opportunity to host the historic visit of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussain Amir Abdullahian.” He was a good friend of Pakistan.

He further wrote that ‘Pakistan will observe the Day of Mourning and fly the flag at half-mast as a mark of respect for President Raisi and his colleagues and as an expression of solidarity with our brotherly country Iran.’

Earlier, the Iranian Cabinet issued a statement on Monday saying that “following the death of President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, the Iranian government will continue to function without any interruption.”

According to the news agency AFP, the statement issued by the Iranian cabinet on Monday said that “following the death of President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, the Iranian government will continue to work without any interruption.”

“We assure the loyal nation that the path of service will continue with the tireless spirit of Ayatollah Raisi and the work of the government will continue without any interruption,” the statement said.

Before this statement by the cabinet, Iranian media confirmed that all the people on board the helicopter of President Ibrahim Raisi died.

According to the news agency Maher News Agency, “All the passengers on board the plane of the Iranian president were martyred.”

According to Maher News, the passengers of the helicopter included Ibrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir Abdullahyan, Governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province Malik Rahmati, representative of the leader of the Islamic Revolution in East Azerbaijan province, Ayatollah Muhammad Ali Al-Hashim and many others. ‘

While the head of Iran’s Red Crescent said on Monday that the missing helicopter belonging to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found, but the situation is “not good.”

State television first reported on Sunday followingnoon that there had been an “accident in the helicopter carrying the president” in the Julfa region of eastern Azerbaijan’s mountainous region.

According to the Iranian news agency IRNA News, more than 60 teams of the Iranian army, Revolutionary Guards, police and aid workers were searching for the missing helicopter, including the Iranian president and his colleagues.

Last night, Iran’s Cabinet held an emergency meeting headed by Vice President Mohammad Mokhbar following this incident.

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A helicopter belonging to the convoy of the President of Iran met with an ‘accident’ on Sunday when he was returning following attending the inauguration ceremony of a dam on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan, according to IRNA.

According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has assured Iranians that “the administration of the country will not be affected by this accident.”

He says, ‘People should not be worried or worried. There will be no disturbance in the state affairs of Iran.’

Yesterday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said in a statement that ‘I have heard the sad news regarding President Ibrahim Raisi’s helicopter.

He has posted from his personal account on X that ‘Anxiously waiting for the good news that all is well.’

He further wrote that ‘Our prayers and best wishes are with President Raisi and all the Iranian people.’

According to Tasnim News, “There were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials and they reached their destination safely.”