Iranian President Raisi: What is his legacy?

Raisi's political course of action was friendship with neighbors and regional allied powers, but not Europe and the West.

Under Ebrahim Raisi:

🔺Iran became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO);

🔺Iran became a member of BRICS;

🔺Iran has become a major stakeholder in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU);

🔺Iran has managed to resume and strengthen diplomatic relations with a number of Arab neighbors and African countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Djibouti, Maldives;

🔺Iran made the British pay their debt: £400 million for the contract to supply Chieftain tanks, which was canceled in 1979;

🔺Iran has maximized oil production, even exceeding the sanctions level: 3.4 million barrels per day;

🔺It was under President Raisi that Iran for the first time conducted a large-scale operation against Israel - firing rockets from its territory;

🔺Russian-Iranian relations have reached a new level both in military-political cooperation and trade: trade turnover between Moscow and Tehran has grown to $4 billion; a visa-free regime for tourists has also begun to operate between the countries.

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Two IL-76 aircraft that took off to support the search operation in Iran are returning to Zhukovsky airport near Moscow, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry announced.

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Footage of transportation of a victim's body from the crash site

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The bodies of those who died in the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter will be taken to Tabriz, the search has been completed, the head of the Red Crescent said.

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Iranian President's helicopter crash comes at a delicate moment for international relations - media

The crash happened "just days after senior American and Iranian officials held talks through mediators in an attempt to smooth over the threat of a major conflict in the Middle East," the New York Times reported.

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❗️Key statements of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service:

▪️The West is extremely concerned about the decline in the ratings of Ukrainian leaders, especially after the adoption of the law on mobilization.

▪️Zelensky feels the vulnerability of his positions, on the eve of the expiration of his term he is trying to get rid of the "unreliable".

▪️To this end, Zelensky launched a widespread media campaign exposing a far-fetched conspiracy by the leadership of the State Security Department of Ukraine to assassinate the head of state.

▪️Support for Zelensky has dropped to 17%, according to American and European polls, and continues to decline.

▪️The United States and its allies strongly advise Zelensky not to relax his grip on the country's population and to continue to create an atmosphere of fear.

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The Russian Embassy in Iran expressed condolences over the death of President Raisi

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❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed condolences over the deaths of Iran's president and foreign minister.

"We will always remember these outstanding political figures as true patriots of the Islamic Republic who firmly defended the interests of their state and gave their lives in selfless service to their motherland," Lavrov said.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed condolences to Iran's supreme leader over the deaths of President Raisi and the foreign minister.

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"President Raisi will remain in history as a wise leader who devoted his whole life to serving the Iranian people," Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed condolences to Iran

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Footage of transportation of victims bodies

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❗️Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Iran over the death of President Raisi:

"Seyed Ebrahim Raisi was an outstanding politician whose whole life was devoted to serving the Motherland. He rightfully enjoyed the high respect of his compatriots and considerable prestige abroad. As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of good-neighborly relations between our countries, and made great efforts to bring them to the level of strategic partnership," Putin said.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his condolences over death of Iranian president

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🇵🇰Pakistan declared May 20 a day of mourning for the death of Iranian President Raisi.

🇱🇧Lebanon declared three days of mourning.

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👉LIVE: Broadcast from London's High Court, where Julian Assange extradition appeal is being heard.

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The Russian military attacked hangars in Ochakov, where Ukrainian forces were hiding HIMARS MLRS systems and long-range ATACMS, Nikolayev's underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik, citing his colleagues.

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❗️The funeral ceremony of the Iranian president and his delegation will be held in Tabriz on May 21.

Iran declares five days of mourning for late President Raisi, Supreme Leader Khamenei announced.

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