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Iran: India's Vice Prez pays last respects to Raisi, others in Tehran
The Daily Guardian
|May 23, 2024
India’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is in Tehran, paid tribute to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday, who died in a chopper crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Amir-Abdollahian, and others.
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The Vice President, also met the acting President of Iran, Mohammad Mokhber as well.
In a post on X, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal wrote, “VP Jagdeep Dhankhar @VPIndia met Acting President of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mokhber in Tehran today. VP conveyed condolences on the tragic demise of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian.”
The memorial ceremony is taking place in Tehran today to pay condolences to Raisi, Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials who met a tragic fate after their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran on Sunday afternoon.
This story is from the May 23, 2024 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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