Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, was involved in a helicopter accident while visiting neighboring Azerbaijan on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
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According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, some of the president’s companions were able to communicate with the Central Headquarters, raising hopes that the incident may have ended without casualties.
The status of President Raisi and the people on board the helicopter remains unclear at the time of reporting.
State media, IRNA, reported that the helicopter was part of a convoy of three, with the other two carrying ministers and officials who arrived safely at their destination.
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Those on board the ill-fated helicopter include Hossein Amirabdollahian, the foreign minister; Malek Rahmati, the governor of East Azerbaijan province; and Hojjatoleslam Al Hashem, the Tabriz Friday prayer leader.
President Raisi was reportedly on his way back from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter crash-landed in Varzaqan, the northwestern part of the country.
Multiple reports indicate that search and rescue operations are ongoing to recover the helicopter debris and the people on board.
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