Tehran: President of Iran Ebrahim Raeisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their delegation died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, as reported by Iran’s agencies.

The helicopter was returning from the Khoda Afarin region to Tabriz when it crashed due to poor weather conditions, which complicated locating the crash site and rescue operations.

Agency: Mehr News Agency

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