Sudani arrives in Tehran to offer condolences on the death of the Iranian president and his companions, 22 MAY

  Sudani arrives in Tehran to offer condolences on the death of the Iranian president and his companions

Shafaq News-Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani arrived on Wednesday morning in Tehran to offer condolences on the death of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian and their companions in the crash of the helicopter they were carrying them.

The Sudanese media office said in a statement today that the Sudanese is heading a high-level official delegation that includes the President of the Federal Court and a number of ministers and governors.

An informed source said on Tuesday that the Sudanese will participate in the funeral of the Iranian president in the capital, Tehran.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that "the Sudanese will head to the Iranian capital Tehran in order to participate in the official funeral of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on Wednesday."

On Monday, Iran officially announced the death of President Ebrahim Raisi along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in the crash of a helicopter they were traveling with other officials in a rugged area near the border with Azerbaijan, in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan.

Mourners began gathering in Tehran on Tuesday in preparation for days of funerals and processions for the late Iranian president, his foreign minister and other officials who died in the helicopter crash.

On Tuesday morning, a motorcade driven by a truck carrying coffins slowly moved through the narrow streets of central Tabriz, the closest major city to the crash site.

The bodies are due to be transported to Qom before being transported to Tehran, a funeral ceremony presided over by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday, and a procession will be held in Birjand, Raisi's hometown, on Thursday, followed by a funeral and burial in the city of Mashhad.