In a message to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian offered condolences over the death of India's defense chief General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash on behalf of himself, the government and people of Iran. In the message, Amir Abdollahian expressed grief over the incident and described it as a great loss for the Indian military community.