14 January, 2026, 4:04 pm Central - 26°C Rain

Iran’s President and Foreign Minister confirmed dead following helicopter crash

Iran’s President and Foreign Minister confirmed dead following helicopter crash

By Mansi Chand
21/05/2024
[Image: Al Jazeera]

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian are now confirmed dead following a helicopter crash that occurred yesterday.

According to the state media the helicopter that was carrying the President and the Foreign Minister made a "hard landing" after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country.

The funeral rites for President Raisi and his entourage will begin today.

Source: BBC News

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