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Iraqi PM expresses condolences for tragic deaths of Iran’s President and Foreign Minister

 Iraqi PM expresses condolences for tragic deaths of Iran’s President and Foreign Minister

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (R) and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (L) shake hands during a joint press conference in Tehran (November 2022)

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has extended his condolences to Iran following the tragic deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The two high-ranking officials perished in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border in northern Iran.

Al-Sudani conveyed his sympathy and support to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, as well as to the Iranian government and its people during this time of mourning.