Iranian President dies following helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration for the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S drone attack in 2020 in Iraq, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, January 3, 2024, in Tehran, Iran
IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were found dead today after their helicopter crashed in a foggy mountain region.
The deaths come amid tensions in the wider Middle East, with Iran and Israel exchanging drone and missile attacks.
All eight people aboard the helicopter died in the crash including the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, a senior cleric from Tabriz, a Revolutionary Guard official and three crew members.
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