Iraqi President Arrives in Tehran to Pay Tribute to Martyr Raisi

By Staff, Agencies

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran to pay tribute to late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash last week.

The airplane of Rashid and his accompanying delegation landed at Tehran’s International Mehrabad Airport on Saturday morning.

Rashid’s visit to Tehran with the aim of conveying his country’s condolences over the Iranian president’s passing came a few days after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani visited Tehran to meet with Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei and attend the funeral procession of Raisi and his companions.

Offering Iraq’s condolences to the Iranian leadership, government and nation over the tragic incident, Sudani said, “What we saw in Mr. Raisi, the martyred president of Iran, was nothing but honesty, sincerity, purity, work and ... serving the people.”

In the meeting, Sayyed Khamenei thanked Sudani for his visit and his expression of sympathy, saying, “We have lost an outstanding figure. President Raisi was a great brother and an efficient, competent, sincere and serious official.”

Over the past days, dozens of world leaders, presidents, ambassadors and international personalities as well as high-profile figures of the Axis of Resistance have participated in various ceremonies across Iran to commemorate the tragic loss of President Raisi.

On Sunday, the helicopter carrying Raisi and his entourage crashed as it was on its way to Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azarbaijan province, from a location on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan where the Iranian president had opened a major dam project.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and two senior provincial officials along with crew members and President Raisi's bodyguard also died in the crash.