In a tragic incident, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed when their helicopter crashed near the Azerbaijan-Iranian border on Sunday. The crash occurred as the helicopter was navigating mountainous terrain in heavy fog.
Iran’s state media confirmed on Monday morning that all passengers on board the helicopter had perished in the crash. President Raisi, the foreign minister, and other officials were returning from a visit to the border region in Iran’s northwest when the accident happened.