Hamas joins global leaders in expressing condolences after death of Iran's President Raisi

Moscow: The Palestinian Hamas movement joined other global leaders on Monday to express condolences to the people of Iran on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions in a helicopter crash.

Earlier in the day, Iranian Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed media reports that Raisi and his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died on Sunday in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.

"With faith in Allah's predestination, patience and trust, we, the members of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, express our sincere condolences, deep sympathy and solidarity to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the government of Iran and the brotherly Iranian people on the passing away of His Excellency President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister ... Hossein Amirabdollahian," Hamas said on Telegram.

The movement called the deceased some of Iran's best representatives, who did much for the country's revival and supported with nobility "the Palestinian cause and the steadfast, legitimate struggle of [its] people against the Zionist entity [Israel]."

In his condolence message, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that "the great Iranian nation will overcome this tragedy with customary courage."

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Had been anxiously following developments regarding the reported crash landing of President Raisi's helicopter. Was hoping for good news. Alas, this was not to be. I along with the government and people of Pakistan extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the Iranian…

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani also expressed solidarity with the "Iranian brotherly nation and with our brothers among the officials of the Islamic Republic on this painful tragedy," he wrote on social media.

The Belarus Foreign Ministry said on X that "this is an irreparable loss not only for Iranian society" and that "Belarus lost its true friends."

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters too expressed condolences on the tragedy.