Following the announcement of deaths of Raeisi and his team, the Iranian cabinet held an emergency session headed by Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Press TV reported.
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.
As the Iranian rescue teams located Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter, no clue of any living persons has been reported in the crash, according to Iran-based Press TV.
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.
In a statement, Saif Mohamed Al Zaabi, UAE Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressed his sincere wishes of success to the search and rescue operation, and extended his prayers for the well-being of the Hon. President and Amir-Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation.
As Iranian authorities intensified their search operation for the crashed helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, the Iran Red Crescent claimed to have dispatched its forces to the place where rescue teams reported the smell of fuel.
Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander for East Azerbaijan province said that the military had located the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President, according to CNN, citing the Iranian state news agency IRNA. The military crew was en route to the identifi
President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling back to Iran following a visit to Azerbaijan when his helicopter came down in bad weather conditions on Sunday afternoon.
President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling back to Iran following a visit to Azerbaijan when his helicopter came down in bad weather conditions on Sunday afternoon.