This is how the world reacted to the death of Iranian President Raisi

Leaders from around the world reacted this Monday to the death in an accident Iranian president’s helicopter Ebrahim Raisihis Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other senior officials of the Islamic Republic.

UN

The UN Security Council observed a minute of silence on Monday in memory of Raisi and Amir Abdollahian and expressed its “condolences” to “their families and the Iranian people.”

USA

“The United States expresses its official condolences for the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other members of his delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran,” the State Department spokesperson said. Matthew Miller in a statement.

Pope Francisco

Pope Francis conveyed his condolences to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “By entrusting the souls of the deceased to the mercy of the Almighty, and with prayers for those who mourn their loss, especially their families, I convey the guarantee of spiritual proximity to the nation in these difficult times,” the pope said in a telegram. .

European Union

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, presented the “sincere condolences” of the European Union. “Our thoughts are with their families,” Michel wrote on the social network X.

NATO

NATO expressed its “condolences to the people of Iran” for the death of the president, Ebrahim Raisi.

China

Chinese President Xi Jinping called President Raisi’s death a “great loss for the Iranian people,” according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Spain

“He was a very important figure within Iran and therefore we are going to follow very carefully the steps that Iran is going to take to take over as head of that institution,” declared the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, to Cadena Ser radio.

Italy

The head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, expressed her “solidarity and the solidarity of Italy with the Iranian government and people.”

United Kingdom

“The United Kingdom’s priority is to work with international partners to continue working to maintain and promote regional stability,” a spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak simply noted.

Russia

President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to a “remarkable politician.” “As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of relations” between our countries, he declared.

Brazil

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expressed in X “his condolences to the families of all the victims, to the government and to the Iranian people.”

Venezuela

“I am dismayed by the harsh news about the sensitive physical loss of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi,” said the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in a message on the social network X.

Türkiye

“I pray for God’s mercy for my dear colleague and brother” Ebrahim Raisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted in X.

Syria

Syrian President Bashar al Assad proclaimed his “solidarity” with Iran, which has supported him since the start of the civil war in his country.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

The secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, made up of 57 countries, Hisein Brahim Taha, expressed “his sincere condolences and condolences to the government and people of Iran.”

Iraq

“We offer our condolences to the Supreme Leader of the Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and to the government and people of Iran,” declared Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al Sudani, expressing his “great sadness and pain.”

Jordan

King Abdullah II offered in X “his most sincere condolences to the brothers, leaders, government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Egypt

“Egypt mourns, with great sadness and deep pain, the president and top diplomatic official of Iran,” the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

United Arab Emirates and Qatar

The Emirates, which resumed relations with Iran after years of tensions, “stands in solidarity with Iran in these difficult times,” its president Mohamed bin Zayed declared in X.

Hamas

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas offered its “condolences” to the Iranian people, hailing Raisi as a “supporter of the Palestinian resistance.”

Hezbollah

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement offered its condolences to Iranian leaders, describing Raisi as a “protector of resistance movements” against Israel in the region.

Afghanistan

The Taliban government in Afghanistan stated that the country “shares the sadness of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its people” and offered its “condolences.”

India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic death” of the Iranian president.

Pakistan

Pakistan declared Monday a day of mourning “in solidarity with Iran,” a “brother” country.

Malaysia

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim declared himself “deeply saddened” on social media, stressing that his country would respect its commitment to Iran to strengthen ties.

Japan

Japan is “deeply saddened” and offered its sincere condolences to the Iranian people, according to government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi.

Sri Lanka

“Deeply shocked and saddened” President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his “sincere condolences.”

South Africa

“This is an extraordinary, unimaginable tragedy in which the remarkable leader of a country with which South Africa maintains strong bilateral relations has perished,” declared South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.