Anger and Disbelief at US 'Official' Condolences for Raisi

A view of candles lit to offer condolences over the deaths of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and others, outside the Iranian embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq May 20, 2024.
A view of candles lit to offer condolences over the deaths of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and others, outside the Iranian embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq May 20, 2024.

The Biden administration’s message of sympathy for the death of Ebrahim Raisi sparked harsh criticism from US lawmakers and some Iranian-American activists who called the gesture a “slap” on the face of the late-president’s victims.