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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash. “I announce five days of public mourning and offer my condolences to the dear people of Iran,” said Khamenei in an official statement a day after the death of Raisi and other officials in the crash in East Azerbaijan province. DAILY POST reports that Raisi was confirmed dead alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others in the helicoper crash. President Raisi’s death: Iran’s supreme leader declares five days of mourning

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