Hawzah News Agency- Senior officials across the world expressed condolences over the martyrdom of president Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi .

Here is a round-up of key reactions:

United Nations:

Members of the UN Security Council observed a minute’s silence in Raisi’s memory at the request of the current council president, Mozambique Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso.

NATO:

NATO spokesperson Farah Daklallah on social media platform X sent the military alliance’s “condolences to the people of Iran."

China:

China’s President Xi Jinping said “the Chinese people have lost a good friend,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press conference.

European Union:

The European Union expressed its “sincere condolences”. EU Council President Charles Michel said in a statement: “Our thoughts go to the families.

Persian Gulf states :

Iran’s Persian Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman sent their condolences.

Jassem al-Budaiwi, secretary-general of the six-member Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), called it a “tragic accident”.

Russia:

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Raisi as an “outstanding politician” and “a true friend of Russia” in a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

France:

France sent condolences to Iran and “the families of the victims of this accident,” in a foreign ministry statement.

India:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise” of Raisi, adding that “India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow.”

Japan:

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a statement he was “deeply saddened” by Raisi’s passing, recalling his “candid discussions” with Raisi and the two countries’ “friendly relations”.

Turkey:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a national day of mourning.

Earlier, he sent “sincere condolences to the friendly and fraternal people and government” of Iran in a message on X.

Taliban :

Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, said in a statement: “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and all Afghans are deeply saddened and affected by this tragic event."

Hamas:

Hamas mourned Raisi as an “honourable supporter” of the Palestinian militant group, currently at war with Israel in Gaza, and hailed his “support for the Palestinian resistance”.

Pope Francis:

Pope Francis sent condolences in a telegram addressed to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and sent “the assurance of spiritual closeness to the nation at this difficult time”.

Hezbollah:

Hezbollah praised Raisi as “a strong supporter, and a staunch defender of our causes”.

Yemeni Ansarollah Movement said raisi' demise “is a loss not only for Iran but also for the entire Islamic world and Palestine and Gaza”, Ansarollah spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said on X.

Iraq:

Iraq announced a day of mourning, the prime minister’s office announced.

African Union:

African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said he was “deeply shocked and saddened”, and voiced the AU’s “deep sympathy and solidarity” with Iran.

Brazil:

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed “sadness” at the news and sent his “condolences”.

Syria:

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a statement expressed solidarity with Tehran, which has backed him during more than a decade of civil war.

Venezuela:

President Nicolas Maduro said he was “deeply saddened to have to say goodbye to an exemplary person”.

North Korea:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of condolence, saying the “the demise of the president is a great loss to the fraternal Iranian people and the world people aspiring after independence and justice”, state media outlet KCNA reported.

Cuba:

President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on X that the Cuban government and people “deeply regretted the loss of a great friend (and) admirable politician”.

It is to be noted the helicopter carrying Iran's president and his entourage went down in poor weather on May 26, resulting in the martyrdom of all the passengers who were on the way back from East Azerbaijan as a mission where they had gone to open Giz Galasi Dam, the largest joint water project between Iran and Azerbaijan.