The State Department said the U.S. had offered similar messages upon the deaths of other leaders such as Stalin and Chavez.
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The United States on Monday issued its condolences upon the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi despite allegedly overseeing major human rights abuses.
“The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. “As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
