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The country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, a provincial governor and other officials were also on board during the crash and are presumed dead.The news shocked Iran and the world as officials said a massive search and rescue operation was underway. Raisi had been traveling with an entourage to the country’s border with Azerbaijan,The helicopter crash ed near the border around 1 p.m. local time, and officials said earlier there was bad weather and heavy fog in the area.
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