A book of condolences was opened Tuesday at Iran's embassy in Lebanon in honor of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

President Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of East Azarbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Representative to East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, and Raisi's bodyguard were confirmed dead on Monday after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in the country's mountainous northwestern region.

Representatives of Lebanese political parties and Iranian officials in Beirut attended a mourning event on Tuesday, paying their respects to the late Iranian president and others. Lebanese officials expressed their solidarity with Iran in this tragedy, extending condolences to the Iranian people.

Beirut, Lebanon - May 21, 2024

Storyline:
A book of condolences was opened Tuesday at Iran's embassy in Lebanon in honor of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

President Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of East Azarbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Representative to East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem and Raisi's bodyguard were confirmed dead on Monday after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in the country's mountainous northwestern region.

On Tuesday, representatives of Lebanese political parties and Iranian officials in Beirut attended a mourning event, paying their respects to the late Iranian president and others.

Lebanese officials expressed their solidarity with Iran in this tragedy, expressing condolences to Iranian people.

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Beirut, Lebanon - May 21, 2024:
1. Iranian national flag at half-mast to mourn for death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, other accompanying officials;
2. Various of attendees at mourning event;
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Adnan Mansour, former Lebanese Foreign Minister:
"This is a great human tragedy for Iran, and this tragedy does not only affect Iran, the Iranian people, and the leadership of Iran, but all free peoples who aspire to justice and peace."
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Qabalan Qabalan, Member of Lebanese Parliament:
"I offer my condolences to the Iranian people on this great tragedy, but we are confident that the Islamic Republic of Iran will be able to overcome this ordeal, as it has overcome many others before it."
5. Various of mourning event in progress, attendees;
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hosein Hajj Hassan, Member of Lebanese Parliament:
"The death of Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the death of Minister Amir-Abdollahian are heartbreaking and painful, but we believe in fate, and we offer all condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Supreme Leader Khamenei and other Iranian leaders."
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Abdullah, representative, Supreme Islamic Shiite Council:
"We grieve with the leadership and people of Iran, especially Supreme Leader Khamenei."
8. Building of Iranian embassy in Lebanon;
9. People paying tributes to Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi.

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