TEHRAN -- The Iranian judiciary chief has praised Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, who lost his life in a helicopter crash alongside President Ebrahim Raisi, as a revolutionary diplomat who played a valuable role in promoting the resistance front.
Amir-Abdollahian was a diplomat and a revolutionary figure that made endeavor for the sake of God and “played a valuable role in advancing the affairs and sacred goals of the resistance front,” Gholamhussein Mohseni-Ejei said as he visited the top diplomat’s home.
He also noted that Amir-Abdollahian dealt with issues in the field of diplomacy and foreign policy in a “prudent and wise” manner and not using a one-dimensional approach.   
Mohseni-Ejei said the martyrs of the tragic incident did their best to improve the situation of the country and the people and thus they were rewarded with martyrdom.
Meanwhile, the commander of the Iranian Air Force visited the families of the pilot, co-pilot and crew of the helicopter. 
Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, along with Second Brigadier General Massoud Jafari, commander of Shahid Lashgari Air Base of the Iranian Army’s Air Force in Mehrabad, met with the bereaved on Tuesday to extend condolences and express sympathy.
The Iranian commander said the martyrs were a beacon of inspiration. He said the families of the martyrs are the pride of the nation.
He further noted that the Air Force has spared no effort in protecting Iran’s sovereignty since the early years of the Islamic Revolution. This, the commander underscored, would not have been achieved had it not been for the support of the martyrs’ families.
Colonel Seyed Taher Mostafavi and Colonel Mohsen Daryanosh were the two pilots of Iran’s Air Force transporting the president.