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Uncertainties over the fate of President Raïssi
Presidential helicopter crash in Iran
A helicopter of the Presidency of Iran was involved yesterday Sunday in an accident in the northwest of the country, and uncertainty remained over the fate of President Ebrahim Raïssi who would be one of the passengers on board, announced official media.
“Some unconfirmed information indicates that the helicopter carrying President Raisi had an accident in the province of East Azerbaijan,” State Television said, adding that operations were “underway” to locate him while the weather conditions were bad.
The official IRNA news agency then reported that
Mr. Raïssi, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were among the passengers on the plane.
Mr. Raïssi visited the province of Eastern Azerbaijan yesterday, Sunday, where he notably inaugurated a dam in the company of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, on the border between the two countries.
State television said thick fog was making searches difficult in the mountainous region.
Mr. Raïssi has been President of the Islamic Republic of Iran since June 2021.