Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahi died in a helicopter crash. His condition in the helicopter crash on Sunday was unknown. According to news agency Reuters, quoting an Iranian official, the helicopter was completely burnt in the accident.
Rescue workers reached the scene on Monday morning. As the weather at the accident site was very bad, it was very difficult for the rescue team to reach the spot.
Turkey sent a drone to locate President Ibrahim Raisi’s helicopter. The Turkish news agency Anadolu published a picture of a source of excessive heat found in a place. Iran was informed about this information received by Turkey.
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian, Governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province Malik Rahmati, pilot, security chief and crew members were on board the crashed helicopter.
President Raisi Kuiz went to Azerbaijan to inaugurate the Kalasi and Khodafarin dams. Immediately after the inauguration of the dam, he headed towards the city of Tabriz.
The helicopter crashed on the way to Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. BBC writes that the visibility is very low at the place of the accident. The rescue was affected due to poor visibility due to thick fog.
Various countries showed interest in the rescue. According to Russian state media, a team of 47 experts and a helicopter were dispatched to the rescue. The UAE has also helped. Some Iranians are raising questions on social media about how the two helicopters of the convoy arrived safely and how Raisi’s helicopter crashed.