NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on May 20 that he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise” of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
“My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran,” Mr Modi said on social media platform X. “India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow.”
His Pakistani counterpart, Mr Shehbaz Sharif, also sent his condolences to Iran “on this terrible loss” and said: “The great Iranian nation will overcome this tragedy with customary courage.”
India and Iran have had historically close relations, with the Islamic republic for many years a key oil supplier to the South Asian giant – which is now the world’s fifth-biggest economy – until US sanctions curtailed the trade.
New Delhi has had to balance its ties with Tehran with its links to Washington – the United States and India are both members of the Quad security grouping – and its warming relationship with Israel.
China’s President Xi Jinping said the “tragic death” of Mr Raisi was “a great loss to the Iranian people”, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
“The Chinese people have lost a good friend,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Mr Raisi as an “outstanding politician” and said his death was an “irreplaceable loss”.
Iran has become one of Russia’s key political allies since Moscow launched its Ukraine offensive in 2022, with Tehran supplying crucial drone technology.
“Raisi was an outstanding politician whose entire life was dedicated to serving his homeland,” Mr Putin said in a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, published on the Kremlin’s website.
“As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of good neighbourly relations between our countries, and made great efforts to take them to the level of a strategic partnership.”
Iran’s allies and proxies also issued condolences.
Hamas, which is locked in a war in Gaza with Israel, conveyed the Palestinian militant group’s “deepest condolences and solidarity” to Iran’s Supreme Leader, government and people for “this immense loss”.
It praised the Iranian leaders who died in support of the Palestinian cause and in resistance against Israel, expressing confidence that Iran’s “deep-rooted institutions” will enable it to overcome “the repercussions of this great loss”.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on May 20 that he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths of Mr Raisi and other officials in the helicopter crash, noting their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.
“We committed ourselves to bolstering Malaysia-Iran relations, working together for the betterment of our peoples and the Muslim world. Our pledge will be fulfilled,” he said on social media.
Mr Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, head of Yemen’s Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee, which is backed by Tehran, said on X: “Our deepest condolences to the Iranian people, the Iranian leadership, and the families of President Raisi and the accompanying delegation on their reported martyrdom.”
Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah mourned the death of the Iranian President and other officials, praising Mr Raisi as a “protector” of anti-Israel groups in the region.
“Hezbollah in Lebanon extends its deepest condolences,” the group said in a statement, adding that it knew Mr Raisi “closely for a long time” and that he was “a strong supporter, and a staunch defender of our causes... and a protector of the resistance movements”.
Iraq, which fought Iran from 1980 to 1988, called the deaths of Mr Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian “tragic”, and the helicopter crash “unfortunate”.
Its Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said in a statement: “We extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, and to the nation of Iran, its government and people. We express our solidarity with the brotherly Iranian people and the officials of the Islamic Republic during this painful tragedy.”
Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, also sent his “sincere condolences”.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government expressed regret over the deaths of the Iranian President and Foreign Minister.
“The Islamic emirate of Afghanistan and all Afghans are deeply saddened and affected by this tragic event,” said Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund.
The Nato military alliance and European Union expressed “condolences” to Iran over the death of Mr Raisi.
“Our condolences to the people of Iran for the death of President Raisi... and others who perished,” said Nato spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah on X.
European Council president Charles Michel said: “Our thoughts go to the families.” AFP, REUTERS
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