TEHRAN – Secretary General of Hezbollah, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, is set to deliver a speech on Thursday at a ceremony commemorating the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Iran's Minister of Culture, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, announced that commemorative services will be held nationwide in honor of President Raisi.

The ceremony, marking the 40th day since the passing of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, will feature a live video address by Nasrallah and a speech by Raisi's spouse in Tehran.

Esmaili also mentioned a separate commemorative service in Mashhad, where President Raisi is buried at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS).

President Raisi tragically died in a helicopter crash on May 19 while returning from the Khoda Afarin region in East Azarbaijan Province, where he had inaugurated a dam at the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

The crash also claimed the lives of Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, Tabriz's Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, the commander of the president’s security team, two pilots, and a flight crew member.