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Nations Offer Prayers To Iran After President's Death

Several leaders in Asia and Europe offered their support and prayers to Iran as the country continues rescue operations for a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday.

Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency on Sunday said it would send 32 mountaineer search-and-rescue employees and six vehicles to Iran to assist in the operations. A group of other employees are also standing by as needed, the agency said on the social platform X.

Armenia and Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministries separately said they were prepared to provide support.

Janez Lenarcic, the EU commissioner for crisis management, said on X the body is using its satellite mapping service in the reported area of the crash.

A spokesperson for the Iraqi prime minister confirmed the country’s Interior Ministry directed resources from the Iraqi Red Crescent Society to be available to assist in the search, CNN reported.

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 @S3nateMooseGreen from Oklahoma  commented…2yrs2Y

Today's challenge: which US politician can react the most hysterically and flamboyantly to the death of the Iranian president, and the ICC submission against Israel? The competition will no doubt be intense

 @9MM5RM7Libertarian  from California  commented…2yrs2Y

The death of the President of Iran is saddening, however it is important to acknowledge the thousands of death which he warranted during the 1988 massacre.

 @F1libusterJimmyRepublican from Tennessee  commented…2yrs2Y

U seems to be vey chummy with Iran…

 @AnxiousHeronAmerican Solidarityfrom Pennsylvania  commented…2yrs2Y

He became president after a sham election in 2021 and was known as “The Butcher of Tehran” for his role in overseeing the mass executions of thousands in 1988.

Support and prayers? The world has gone mad.

 @TrustingFreeTradePatriot from Arizona  commented…2yrs2Y

Many nations? What are those nations? Raisi gave ammo to Hamas militants to fight Israel. All the distress people are facing in Iran is caused by the so-called supreme terrorist Leader. Many nations offer their prayers for an evil man seems like a joke to me!

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Does the international response to Iran's tragedy change your perception of how countries can come together in times of need?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you feel about nations offering prayers and aid to Iran during a tragedy, even when diplomatic relations might be strained?

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