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Updated · Mehr News Agency - English Version · May 20
Iran Judiciary Chief Marks 2nd Anniversary of Raeisi's 2024 Death in Helicopter Crash
Updated
Updated · Mehr News Agency - English Version · May 20

Iran Judiciary Chief Marks 2nd Anniversary of Raeisi's 2024 Death in Helicopter Crash

4 articles · Updated · Mehr News Agency - English Version · May 20
  • Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei used a social media statement to commemorate the second anniversary of President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions' deaths, praising Raeisi's people-centered leadership and ideological steadfastness.
  • Ejei said Raeisi openly voiced the ideals of the Islamic Revolution and cited Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's past praise of the late president's tirelessness, piety and wisdom as his highest honor.
  • Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also drew tribute, with the judiciary chief calling the former foreign minister a skilled revolutionary diplomat who linked diplomacy with the battlefield.
  • Raeisi and Amir-Abdollahian died on May 19, 2024, when their helicopter crashed in East Azarbaijan's Varzaqan region while returning from the Qiz Qalehsi Dam inauguration to Tabriz.
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