Washington made this statement in spite of the fact that US President Joe Biden’s administration sent condolences to all countries following his death in a helicopter crash.
Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of Iran, had “a lot of blood on his hands,” according to a statement from the White House on Monday.
Washington made this statement in spite of the fact that US President Joe Biden’s administration sent condolences to all countries following his death in a helicopter crash.
John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, told reporters, “This was a man who had a lot of blood on his hands.”
Kirby went on to say that Raisi had backed Hamas and other regional proxies, and that he was accountable for “atrocious” human rights violations in Iran.
He added, however, that “as in any other case, we certainly regret in general the loss of life and offered official condolences as appropriate.”
Iran has declared a five-day mourning after he died in a helicopter crash carrying him and other officials in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather.
The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative and hardline factions in Iranian politics, was president for nearly three years, and appeared on track to run for re-election next year.