Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the 8th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who had an air accident on Sunday evening, May 19th , on his way back from an opening ceremony in the city of Tabriz, in Warzaghan region of East Azerbaijan province, along with all his companions attained the lofty status of martyrdom at the same time as the night of the birth of the 8th Shiite Imam, Imam Reza (a.s.).
Alongside the Iranian President, there was:
Dr Amir-Abdollahiyan , the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Ale-Hashem, Iran’s Leader representative in East Azerbaijan
Dr Malek Rahmati, Governor of East Azerbaijan
General Seyed Mehdi Moussavi, Commander of the President’s Protection Unit
JahanBanou News Agency offers its condolences to The Promised Saviour, Imam Mahdi (A.S), the wise leader of Iran, the noble people of Iran and the women who are martyr breeders of Islam.
We all pray to God to elevate the ranks of these loved ones.
Presidents, prime ministers and certain authorities from different countries such as Russia, Turkey, Qatar, Venezuela, and etc; have sent their condolences regarding this tragedy to Iran’s Supreme leader and the great Iranian Nation.