Iran's President and Foreign Minister die in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have died in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, Iranian media reported.
Iran's President and Foreign Minister die in helicopter crash
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Iran's President and Foreign Minister die in helicopter crash

Photo: AFP/Iranian Presidency
Eurasia 20/05/2024 09:19

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have died in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, Iranian media reported.

The helicopter carrying President Raisi and his accompanying delegation crashed on Sunday in the Dizmar forest, nestled between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province, Press TV wrote.

It was transporting Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Friday Prayers leader of the city of Tabriz Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem and a member of the president’s bodyguard team Mahdi Mousavi. The helicopter’s pilot, co-pilot and crew were also among others on board the chopper.

President Raisi and his accompanying delegation were returning from a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on the Aras River with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

Following the announcement of the martyrdom of Raisi and his team, the cabinet held an emergency session headed by Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.

Source: AFP/Anadolu/Elmurod Usubaliev
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