Iran Red Crescent: We are sending forces to the place where rescue teams reported smell of fuel

According to Anadolu, the Turkish drone, Akinci, detected a heat source believed to be the helicopter of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and informed the Iranian authorities.

An Israeli aggression on the Qusayr town, south of Homs, led to 4 martyrs and 4 injuries of varying severity according to local reports.

Syria shares the grief of the friendly Iranian people and declares official mourning for three days. Flags are lowered at half-mast in all the Syrian Arab Republic, all embassies and diplomatic bodies abroad throughout this period.

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President Bashar Al-Assad offered his heartfelt condolences, in his name and in the name of the Syrian Arab people, to His Eminence the Grang Ayatollah Imam Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, and to the friendly Iranian government and people on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and their companions.

President Al-Assad affirmed Syria's solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran and with the families of the martyrs. He expressed his deep sorrows and condolences for this painful incident and the great loss that resulted from it.

President al-Assad said that President Raisi’s dedication to his work and performance of his responsibilities brought him to East Azerbaijan Province to inaugurate a vital project for his country, resulting in his martyrdom for his duty.

He added, “We worked with the late President to ensure that the strategic relations between Syria and Iran remain prosperous always, and we will always remember his visit to Syria as an important milestone in this path, as well as all the visions and ideas that he presented to enrich relations with everything that benefits the Syrian and Iranian peoples.”

UN Security Council observes a minute of silence in memory of the late President Ebrahim Raeisi, Minster of Foreign Affairs Hussein Amir Abdollahian and their companions.