Sunday, May 19, 2024 –A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday afternoon crashed in northwestern Iran.
It is unclear if Raisi and others on board
with him survived the crash.
The incident happened while the president
was visiting neighbouring Azerbaijan
A helicopter carrying Iranian President
Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday afternoon crashed in northwestern Iran.
It is unclear if Raisi and others on board
with him survived the crash.
The incident happened while the president
was visiting neighbouring Azerbaijan.
Iran’s Interior Minister said rescue teams
are on the way to the site of the incident.
The Iranian official news agency IRNA said
the helicopter involved in the incident had Raisi as well as Foreign Minister
Hossein Amirabdollahian and local officials.
The semi-official Fars news agency called on
Iranians to pray for Raisi following the reports.
Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi told state TV
that authorities were awaiting further details.
The 63-year-old Raisi was elected president
at the second attempt in 2021, and since taking office has ordered a tightening
of morality laws, overseen a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests and
pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers.
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