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Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has issued a statement about Raisi following his death, underlining that he was “one of the cruelest and most notorious leaders of the Islamic Republic regime.”

The leading Iranian opposition figure said on X that Raisi “was involved in the business of death, execution, and crime, with his hands soaked in the blood of thousands of Iranians.”

He pointed out that it is no surprise that the families of Raisi's victims are rejoicing at his death today.

“In memory of each and every victim of Ebrahim Raisi, we double our efforts for the freedom and reclaiming of our homeland, knowing that the world will be a better place without the Islamic Republic and its criminal leaders.”

Ebrahim Raisi will be honored with funeral processions in Tabriz, Qom, Tehran, Birjand, and Mashhad, according to Mohsen Mansouri, the executive deputy of the administration.

The ceremonies will culminate with a burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on the evening of Friday, May 24th. The schedule includes several processions across the cities.

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Several former and incumbent US officials have highlighted Raisi’s track record of human rights abuses, claiming that the world is a better place without him.

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) described Raisi as a “tyrant and terrorist,” asserting that Raisi was neither loved nor respected. He expressed hope that his passing will give the Iranian people a chance to reclaim their country from oppressive rulers.

Former US ambassador at the UN Nikki Haley said, “The people of Iran and the world are better off without his and the foreign minister’s barbarism.”

Gabriel Noronha, a former State Department advisor on Iran, reacted to NATO Spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah’s message of condolences, pointing out that many NATO soldiers and contractors were killed and maimed in Iraq by Raisi and his “friends.”

Highlighting President Raisi’s regime's record of murdering thousands domestically and targeting individuals in Britain and across Europe, British MP Tom Tugendhat said, “I will not mourn Raisi.”