The deaths of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and that country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian in a plane crash may make the situation in the Middle East even more tense, but all parties are still showing restraint. This was stated by Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN. RIA News.
According to the diplomat, the current situation in the Middle East is tense and explosive, and everything can affect this situation to change in one direction or another.
“I think so far all parties are trying to show sufficient restraint in this situation,” Polyansky said.
The diplomat also called on the Iranian side not to draw hasty conclusions about the causes of the plane crash and to wait for the results of its official investigation.
19 May helicopter from Raisi collapsed In the mountains near Azerbaijan. Also on board were Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and some other Iranian officials.
The duties of the president were transferred to the first deputy, Mohamed Mokhber, for 50 days. Early elections will be held for the head of state in the country.
On May 24, Iran released the first report on the crash of President Raisi’s helicopter. Read more about this material “Newspapers.Ru”.
Putin before described Raisi after death.