Austin is based on the situation in the Middle East region after Raisi’s death.

The United States does not yet support regional security in the East because of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

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“In terms of our force and combat readiness, we continue to observe. Currently, I do not observe any more obvious regional security,” he told reporters at a briefing, measuring the possible impact of what happened on the level of security in the East.

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Austin added that Washington conducted an investigation, but did not provide data on the possible causes of the incident.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and several other officials from NATO member countries were killed in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on May 19. On the morning of May 20, Iranian Vice President Mohsen Mansouri delivered a message about the chief president and his delegation, who returned after a visit to Azerbaijan. A farewell ceremony for the dead will be held in Tabriz on May 21, after which the president’s body will be sent to Mashhad, his hometown.