Hamas, Houthis and Hezbollah in oil for the death of the president of Iran

2024-05-20 09:41:26Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Hamas, Houthis and Hezbollah in oil for the death of the president of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi

Iran-backed militant groups Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah have sent condolences to Tehran over the death of the country's president, Ebrahim Raisi.

Raisi died in a helicopter crash along with his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday in Iran's northwestern East Azerbaijan province.

Hours after their deaths were confirmed, senior Houthi official Mohamed Ali Al-Houthi sent condolences.

"Our deepest condolences to the Iranian people and the Iranian leadership," he said. "The Iranian people will continue to have leaders loyal to their people."

The president of Yemen's Houthi-led government, Mahdi Al-Mashat, sent a message of condolence to Iran after Raisi's death.

Hamas also expressed in a statement: Sincere condolences, deep sympathy and solidarity for the supreme leader, for the Iranian government and for the brotherly Iranian people.

"We are confident that the Islamic Republic of Iran will be able, with the help of Allah, to overcome the consequences of this great loss, as the dear Iranian people have strong institutions capable of dealing with this heavy ordeal," said Hamas.

Lebanon-based Hezbollah compared Rais to a "big brother".

"Hezbollah in Lebanon expresses its deepest condolences and feelings of sympathy for the loss (of Iran's Supreme Leader, Iranian officials and the Iranian people)," the group said in a statement.
"We know His Eminence closely, the martyred president. He was to us a big brother, a strong supporter and a staunch defender of our cause and the cause of the nation, especially Jerusalem and Palestine, and a defender of the resistance movements.”

Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East, has clashed with Israel in near-daily cross-border clashes since the Gaza war began.

Iran has provided military and economic support to Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah.


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