AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Islamic resistance movements in the region offered condolences and voiced solidarity with the Iranian nation and government following a chopper crash in which Iran’s president, foreign minister and their companions were martyred.
President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Friday prayer leader of Tabriz and the governor of East Azarbaijan were among those martyred in the Sunday incident.
They were returning from a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on the Aras River with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.
The incident happened in the Dizmar forest, nestled between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azerbaijan.
In separate messages, the regional resistance movements offered condolences to the Iranian people and officials over the tragic incident.
The message by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Those who, when a calamity befalls them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.' * Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided."
Condolence and Sympathy for the Passing of the Iranian President, Foreign Minister, and Their Accompanying Delegation
With deep faith in Allah's decree and with great patience and acceptance, we in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) extend our sincere condolences, deep sympathy, and solidarity to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, His Eminence Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian government, and the brotherly Iranian people, on the passing of His Excellency President Ebrahim Raisi, His Excellency Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the representative of the Supreme Leader and Friday Imam in Tabriz, Mr. Mohammad Ali Al-Hashem, and Mr. Malik Rahmati, the Governor of East Azerbaijan, following the unfortunate and tragic helicopter crash that was carrying them from northwest Iran. We ask Almighty God to grant them His vast mercy and forgiveness and to bestow upon the brotherly Iranian people, and the families and relatives of the victims, beautiful patience and consolation.
We express our shared feelings of sorrow and pain with the brotherly Iranian people and our full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran in this tragic incident and grave loss, which claimed the lives of a group of the finest Iranian leaders who had a remarkable journey in Iran's renaissance and held honorable stances in supporting our Palestinian cause, backing our people's legitimate struggle against the Zionist entity, and their valued support for the Palestinian resistance. They made diligent efforts in solidarity and support in all forums and fields for our people in the steadfast Gaza Strip during the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood, and their intense political and diplomatic efforts to stop the Zionist aggression against our Palestinian people.
We are confident that the Islamic Republic of Iran will be able, by Allah's will, to overcome the repercussions of this great loss, as the dear Iranian people possess well-established institutions capable of dealing with this severe ordeal.
Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas
Monday: 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1445 AH
Corresponding to: 20 May 2024
Message of Popular Resistance Committees:
With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn the tragic passing of the esteemed Iranian President, Mr. Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation) who ascended in the unfortunate plane crash. We pray for them to be enveloped in Allah's vast mercy and to be accepted in the gardens of Paradise with the martyrs, the truthful, the prophets, and what excellent companions they are. We extend our heartfelt condolences to His Eminence, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and to the grieving Iranian people, hoping that Allah, the Almighty, will bring comfort to their hearts in this great loss.
We, along with our resistant people, express our solidarity with our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran—its leadership, people, and government. We share their sorrow and pain in this immense tragedy.
Palestine, its people, and its resistance will never forget the contributions made by the two resistant martyrs, President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in support of the Palestinian cause and the advocacy for our people in all forums.
We have complete confidence in the great Iranian people and their wise leadership to overcome this difficult ordeal, just as Iran has always overcome all the challenging times it has faced. Iran will always remain a steadfast supporter for all the oppressed individuals of the nation and the world in confronting the forces of arrogance, injustice, and tyranny globally.
Media Office of the Resistance Committees in Palestine
Monday, May 20, 2024
Message of Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, Head of the Revolutionary Committee in Yemen:
Our deepest condolences to the Iranian people, and to the Iranian leadership, and to the president’s family and the accompanying delegation on the martyrdom of President Raisi and the accompanying delegation, and we ask Allah to grant their families patience and comfort.
We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.
The Iranian people will remain loyal to leaders loyal to them, God willing.
Also, Ambassador of Yemen to Iran Ibrahim Mohammed al-Dailami, in a post on his account on X, formerly Twitter, bid farewell to the Iranian foreign minister, writing in Arabic and Persian: “Goodbye Comrade.”
Lebanon’s Hezbollah also expressed sympathy with Iran over the tragic incident. The resistance movement in a message offered condolences to Imam Zaman (may God hasten his glad advent), Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the sources of emulation, the Islamic Republic’s officials and the Iranian people.
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