The late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was accused by the US of having "a lot of blood on his hands." Following Raisi's the White House revealed this in a sympathy letter on Monday. In East Azerbaijan, Raisi and a few officials were engaged in a helicopter crash.

According to John Kirby, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council, Raisi was in charge of the "atrocious" violations of human rights in Iran and had backed Hamas and other regional proxies. Kirby stated, speaking to reporters, "This was a man who had a lot of blood on his hands." "As in any other case, we certainly regret the loss of life in general and offer official condolences as appropriate," Kirby countered.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, had already declared five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life in a helicopter accident, on Monday. A day following Raisi's passing, Khamenei issued an official statement saying, "I announce five days of public mourning and offer my condolences to the dear people of Iran."