May 28, 2024, 1:41 PM

Tehran renames highways, streets after Iran FM, president

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – The city council in the Iranian capital Tehran has decided to name two streets and one highway after President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who were martyred in a helicopter crash.

The Islamic City Council of Tehran decided in its 240th session on Tuesday to rename a long section of the Be’sat Highway in south of the city after Martyr Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

A section of East Pasteur Street, located in central Tehran, will also be named after President Raisi, said the Council.

The Koushk-e Mesri Street in downtown Tehran, where the Iranian Foreign Ministry is located, will be renamed after Amirabdollahian, it said.

MNA/IRN

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