top priority. lyse doucet, bbc news. and although some countries including iraq, syria, and lebanon havejoined iran in mourning, the us state department had a different response. abraham raisi was a brutal participant for nearly four decades. he was involved in numerous horrific human rights abuses, including paying a role in the extrajudicial killing of thousands of political prisoners. some of the worst human rights abuses occurred during his years as president. especially abuse against the women and girls of iran. that said, we regret any loss of life, don't want to see anyone die in a helicopter crash. but that does not change the reality of his record, both as a judge and the president of iran. the fact he has blood on his hands. so, ithink so, i think most importantly, ourfundamental approach