Retired Indian Air Force Group Captain Mahesh Upasani noted that knowing the exact cause of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's chopper crash so early will be a hazarding guess.
Condolences from world leaders continue to pour in after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday in northwestern Iran.
Meanwhile, the Iranian cabinet has appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as acting foreign minister following the death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
As global reactions pour in following the death of Iranian Foreign Minister Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in helicopter crash, Russia and China also offered condolences condolences.
The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi has lowered its flag to half-mast following the tragic deaths of Iran's President, Foreign Minister, and other high-ranking officials in a helicopter crash.
The body of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, along with other officials who died in a helicopter crash, is being transported to Tabriz city in Iran, reported CNN, citing Tasnim News.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, along with other officials who were on board the helicopter, have died in the northwest of Iran, reported Iran-based Press TV.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday evening, Al Jazeera reported, citing Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency of the Iranian government.
Iranian authorities on Monday moved the rescue teams towards the crashed chopper carrying Ebrahim Raisi after a Turkish drone Akinci identified a heat source in the accident region, Iran-based news network Press TV reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter incident and said that India stands in solidarity with people of Iran in this hour of distress. PM Modi said that he is praying for well-being of Raisi and the leaders accompanying him onb
Rescue teams have reached the city of Jolfa in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan and trying to locate the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter which made hard-landing, Press TV reported.