Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi speaks during a meeting with his cabinet on October 8, 2023 in Tehran, Iran.
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Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian may have died in the helicopter crash. Official media reports on Monday.
Iranian state television reported that there were “no signs of life” at the crash site of the helicopter carrying Raisi, Amirabdullahian and others.
‘No signs of passengers surviving’ found at crash siteSemi-official news agency Mehr News quoted the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society as saying.
There has been no official confirmation of the president’s death.
Drone footage posted at Official media FARS news agency The remains of the helicopter were displayed on a steep hillside.
According to reports, Raisi was returning from the inauguration of a dam on Iran’s common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan when his helicopter crashed while landing in the Varzakan region of northern Iran on Sunday evening local time. State news agency Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency.
East Azerbaijan Governor Malik Rahmati and Raisi’s security personnel were also on board the helicopter.
The president’s motorcade included three helicopters, two of which landed safely, According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Communications with the Lacey helicopter were cut off about half an hour into the flight, Iran’s Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri said. Lacey was traveling to the city of Tabriz to launch an oil project.
Adverse weather conditions and lack of access to the area Pirhossein Koulivand, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, reportedly said this was hampering search and rescue operations.
Türkiye and Russia Aircraft have been dispatched to assist in the search operation.
Lacey, 63, is a hardline conservative politician who was elected president in 2021 after failing to win the White House in 2017.
As a well-known political heavyweight, he is seen as a candidate Replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As president, he suppressed domestic dissent.
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