Tehran: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber and conveyed condolences over the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. Dhankhar, who was leading the Indian delegation at the official funeral ceremony, paid tributes to Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials who died in the crash. A one-day state mourning was observed across India last week as a mark of respect for Raisi.
"VP Jagdeep Dhankhar met Acting President of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mokhber in Tehran. VP conveyed condolences on the tragic demise of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian," the External Affairs Ministry said in a separate post on X.
Dhankhar, who arrived in Tehran earlier in the day to attend the official funeral ceremony, was received by the Iranian authorities on his arrival. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have conveyed their condolences on the demise of Raisi.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the embassy of Iran in New Delhi to convey India's condolences on the loss.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over a funeral for the country's late president, foreign minister, and others killed in the crash. Thousands of people attended the funeral procession of the late president and his companions.
Several world leaders attended the official funeral ceremony in Tehran.
The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister, and several other officials were found dead, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region in the northwestern part of the country, Iran state media reported.
