US ‘reaffirms support for Iranian people’ after President Raisi’s death

Washington, May 21 (IANS/DPA) The US has expressed its “official condolences” for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other members of their delegation killed in a helicopter crash.

“As Iran selects a new President, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” the State Department said in a written statement on Monday.

The Iranian leadership sees the US as its arch-enemy, and the two sides have repeatedly been on the brink of war in the past.

In recent months, in particular, tensions have escalated dramatically due to the Middle East conflict.

–IANS/DPA

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