[Russia] - Putin Calls Iran's Raisi 'True Friend of Russia,' Offers Condolensces Over Death

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin on Monday expressed his condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a
the development of good-neighborly relations between our countries, and made great efforts to bring them to the level of strategic
fog-shrouded mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic
achieved the highest level of martyrdom while serving the people," Iranian state television announced, showing pictures of Raisi as a voice
recited the Koran.The ultraconservative Raisi, 63, had been in office since 2021, during a time that has seen Iran rocked by mass protests,
an economic crisis deepened by U.S