This file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)
TEHRAN, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter incident, media reported Monday.
Iran's Mehr news agency confirmed the deaths, reporting that "all passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred."
A hard landing due to the bad weather happened to the helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior officials in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday.
Iran's state media said images show the helicopter crashed into a mountain peak. ■
This file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)
This file photo shows Ebrahim Raisi on Aug. 5, 2021. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Photo by Javad Salarheyli/Xinhua)
This file photo taken on June 18, 2021 shows Ebrahim Raisi speaking at a polling station in Tehran, Iran. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a poster of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the footage of national Iranian television. Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People pray on a square in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2024. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)
This photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the footage of Iran's state-run IRIB TV. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state-run IRIB TV reported Monday.
Due to the bad weather, the helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior officials was forced into a hard landing in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday. (Xinhua/Shadati)
This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows rescue workers arriving at a helicopter accident site in East Azarbaijan province of Iran on the footage of Iran's state-run IRIB TV. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state-run IRIB TV reported Monday.
Due to the bad weather, the helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior officials was forced into a hard landing in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday. (Xinhua/Shadati)
This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows rescue workers arriving at a helicopter accident site in East Azarbaijan province of Iran on the footage of Iran's state-run IRIB TV. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state-run IRIB TV reported Monday.
Due to the bad weather, the helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior officials was forced into a hard landing in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday. (Xinhua/Shadati)
