MideastcountriesoffercondolencesoverdeathsofIranianpresident,FM_GuangmingOnlinePeoplemournvictimsofthehelicoptercrashnearVarzaqanCounty,inTehran,Iran,onMay20,2024.IranianPresidentEbrahimRaisiandsomemembersofhisaccompanyingteam,includingForeignMinisterHosseinAmir-Abdollahian,wereconfirmeddeadMondaymorningasthewreckageofthehelicoptercarryingthemwasfoundfollowingitscrashinbadweatheronSundaynearVarzaqanCounty.(Xinhua/Shadati)CAIRO,May20(Xinhua)--LeadersacrossMiddleEasterncountriesonMondayofferedtheircondolencestoIranoverthedeathsofPresidentEbrahimRaisi,ForeignMinisterHosseinAmir-Abdollahian,andmembersoftheaccompanyingteaminahelicoptercrashadayearlier.ArabLeagueSecretary-GeneralAhmedAboul-GheitsaidonhisXaccountthat"IoffermycondolencestotheIranianpeopleonthedeathofRaisi,Amir-Abdollahian,andotherofficialsfollowingthetragicplaneaccident."SecretaryGeneraloftheGulfCooperationCouncilJasemMohamedAlbudaiwiexpressedcondolences,emphasizingthecouncil'ssolidaritywiththeIraniangovernmentandpeopleinthehardtimes,reportedtheofficialSaudiPressAgency(SPA).SaudiKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudandSaudiCrownPrinceandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinSalmanAlSaudsentcondolencestoIran'sFirstVicePresidentMohammadMokhberonthedeathsofRaisiandsomemembersofhisaccompanyingdelegation,saidastatementcarriedbySPA.AwomanmournsvictimsofthehelicoptercrashnearVarzaqanCounty,inTehran,Iran,onMay20,2024.IranianPresidentEbrahimRaisiandsomemembersofhisaccompanyingteam,includingForeignMinisterHosseinAmir-Abdollahian,wereconfirmeddeadMondaymorningasthewreckageofthehelicoptercarryingthemwasfoundfollowingitscrashinbadweatheronSundaynearVarzaqanCounty.(Xinhua/Shadati)Türkiye"standsbyIraninthesepainfuldays"and"sharesgriefofIranianpeople,"TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogantoldMokhberinaphonescallonMonday,Erdogan'sofficesaidinastatement.EgyptianPresidentAbdel-Fattahal-SisiextendedhissincerecondolencestothepeopleofIran,expressingthesolidarityofEgyptwiththeleadershipandpeopleofIranduringthistragictime,theEgyptianPresidencysaidinastatement.PresidentoftheUnitedArabEmiratesSheikhMohamedbinZayedAlNahyanexpressedinamessage"sincerecondolencesanddeepsympathytoIran,itsleadershipandpeopleoverthepainfulaccident,"sayinghiscountry"standsinsolidaritywithIranatthisdifficulttime."SyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad,inamessage,highlightedSyria'ssolidaritywithIranandthefamiliesofthedeceased,expressinghiscommitmenttocontinuingtheworkinitiatedbyRaisitobenefitbothnations.AlgerianPresidentAbdelmadjidTebbouneexpressedhis"deepsorrowandsolidarity"withtheIranianpeopleduring"thisdifficulttime,"lamenting"thelossofmybrotherandpartnerEbrahimRaisi,withwhomIwasunitedinservingthebondsofbrotherhood,cooperation,andsolidaritybetweenourtwocountriesandpeoples,andinsupportingjustcauses."ThescreenshotcapturedfromfootagebroadcastbyIran'sstate-runIRIBTVonMay19,2024showsahelicoptercarryingIranianPresidentEbrahimRaisi.RaisiandsomemembersofhisaccompanyingteamwereconfirmeddeadMondaymorningafterthehelicoptercrashedinthecountry'smountainousnorthwesternregiononSunday.(Xinhua/Shadati)ChairmanofSudan'sTransitionalSovereignCouncilAbdelFattahAl-BurhanonMondayeulogizedRaisi,Amir-Abdollahian,andthosewhodiedinahelicoptercrash,thesovereigncouncilsaidinastatement.Inaddition,KingAbdullahIIofJordan,IraqiPresidentAbdulLatifRashid,Tunisia'sPresidency,theLibyanForeignMinistryaswellasLebaneseMinistryofForeignAffairsandEmigrantsalsoextendedcondolencestotheIraniangovernmentandpeople.ThecrashoccurredonSundayinIran'sVarzaqanCountyasRaisi,alongwithhisaccompanyingteamonboardthreehelicopters,wasonhiswayfromKhodaAfarinCounty,whereheattendedtheinaugurationceremonyofastoragedamwithhisAzerbaijanicounterpartIlhamAliyevearlierintheday,totheprovincialcapitalTabrizfortheinaugurationofapetrochemicalcomplex.TheothermembersonboardRaisi'shelicopter,includingEastAzerbaijan'sGovernorMalekRahmati,Iran'sSupremeLeaderAliKhamenei'sRepresentativetoEastAzerbaijanMohammadAliAle-Hashem,Raisi'sbodyguard,aswellastheflightcrew,alsolosttheirlives.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.