Helicopter carrying Iran's president Raisi makes rough landing, says state TV
- The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter had a "hard landing" in Jolfa, Iran's East Azerbaijan province, according to Iranian state media.
- The incident occurred near Jolfa, a city on the border with Azerbaijan, while Raisi was inaugurating a dam with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev.
- Two other helicopters in the convoy carrying ministers and officials arrived safely at their destination.
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Following an “accident” involving a helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on board, its fate is uncertain. Search and rescue teams scoured a wooded mountainous region in the northwest of the country on Sunday in thick fog. According to state media, the presidential helicopter had previously had an “accident” there. Several countries in the region expressed concern and offered help with the search. Supreme Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Uncertainty hangs over the fate of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raïssi, who was the victim of a helicopter crash on Sunday in the province of East Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran.
Biden briefed on Iranian president’s helicopter crash as search continues - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the crashed helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other top Iranian officials, according to multiple reports. Biden was briefed by aides on the crash, but a senior administration official told the Associated Press that officials have not learned much more about the crash than what is being reported by state media. The conditions of the passengers remain unknown. The president’s briefi…
Turkey has already sent 32 rescue teams and six vehicles, from Van and Erzurum centers, in the east of the country, to Iran to help with search operations, the Emergency and Rescue Agency also announced on social network X, adding that Tehran had also requested the support of a helicopter equipped for night searches
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