Iranian state media reported the death of President Ibrahim Raisi as a result of a helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday, May 19.
It is reported AR and Red Crescent Society.
According to reports, an American-made Bell 212 helicopter carrying nine people, including President Raisi, crashed in heavy fog while returning from a flight to the Iran-Azerbaijani border.
Iran’s state television reported that footage from the scene showed the plane crashing into a mountain peak, although there was no official information on the cause of the crash.
“On Monday morning, it was announced that all passengers of the helicopter that crashed were killed“, — write More .
Iranian officials confirmed the death of the president and other passengers, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azerbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati and East Azerbaijan Friday Prayer Imam Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem.
Head of the Iranian Red Crescent announced that the bodies of those killed in the helicopter crash that killed the president of Iran would be transported to the city of Tabriz. It is also noted that search and rescue operations have ended.
Iran’s government called an emergency meeting on Monday after it was announced that President Ibrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were among those killed in a helicopter crash, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported.
According to the country’s constitution, Iran’s first vice president, 68-year-old Mohammad Mohbar, should become interim president after Raisi’s death.
