Iran’s President Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdollahiyan and all passengers on board have died in a helicopter crash.
For hours, rescuers in Iran have been searching for a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, which has crashed in heavy fog.
State media says it came down in a forest in Iran’s mountainous East Azerbaijan province, as they returned from inaugurating a dam on the border with Azerbaijan.
Poor weather is hampering efforts to reach the site. The public has been urged to pray for those on board.
Among the deceased are Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, and other officials and bodyguards who were traveling with Raisi.
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