Iran’s Raisi, Abdollahian and companions martyred in helicopter crash

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and the rest of the members of the delegation accompanying them were martyred in the crash of the helicopter they were traveling in East of Azerbaijan province, the Iranian News Agency reported.

Ebrahim Raisi was elected president by a general vote in 2021, at the age of 61. During his mandate, Iran reestablished diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia – without Western mediation. The country also vastly improved its ties with Russia, de-dollarized and expanded its economic ties with Russia and China.

Also, it was under Raisi that Iran became a full-fledged member of the BRICS+ organization.

Hamda Mustafa