In a meeting with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, interim Iranian President Mohammad Mokhber praised the late President Ebrahim Raisi's focus on improving ties with neighboring nations. Mokhber met with Rashid during the latter's visit to Tehran to offer condolences for Raisi and his companions' deaths in a tragic helicopter crash.

"Our martyred president did great actions and made important achievements. Perhaps one of his most outstanding actions was to raise the level of Iran's relations with Islamic, neighboring, and aligned countries, which was honestly very successful in that regard," Mokhber said.

Mokhber emphasized that late President Raisi prioritized relations with Iraq and played a significant role in bolstering the Axis of Resistance. This strategic alliance disrupted global power dynamics by aligning with independent nations and challenging US and Israeli hegemony, particularly amid the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.

"No doubt that the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the government and people of Iraq, which was pursued by Ayatollah Raisi, will continue with force from now on," Mokhber underscored.

Offering his condolences, the Iraqi president remarked, "His [President Raisi] martyrdom was a great loss and unparalleled tragedy not only for the Iranian nation but also for the Iraqi nation and the entire region." President Rashid vowed that the Iraqi government and nation will stand by Iran during these difficult times.