Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, multiple news agencies reported, citing Iranian state media.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found dead along with the foreign minister and a number of others after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in the country’s northwest. He was 63.
The Associated Press, citing state-run news agency IRNA, confirmed the deaths, adding Iranian state TV gave no immediate cause for the crash. Iran’s Press TV confirmed the deaths, though did not cite a source. The report echoes other Iranian media reports including Mehr and Tasmin.
Details were still scant, however a search-and-rescue team looking for the remains of the crashed helicopter found the heavily damaged aircraft early Monday morning—but reported “no signs of life” were detected in the area and that “no survivors” had been found, according to state media.
