Lebanon: Officials declare three-day mourning period May 20-22 following death of Iranian President May 19

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared a three-day period of national mourning May 20-22. The mourning period follows the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on May 19 in a helicopter crash in Iran.

Commemorative events and associated road closures are likely nationwide during the mourning period. A heightened security force presence is likely near official events.