In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan, Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and other passengers were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage in the country's East Azerbaijan province.This photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at an event on Sunday with his Azeri counterpart.
An Iranian official earlier told Reuters the helicopter carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was completely burned in the crash on Sunday. Raisi, 63, was elected president in 2021, and since taking office has ordered a tightening of morality laws, overseen a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests and pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers.
Earlier, the national broadcaster had stopped all regular programming to show prayers being held for Raisi across the country. An Iranian woman prays for Raisi in a ceremony at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran on Sunday. The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden had been briefed on reports about the crash. China said it was deeply concerned. The European Union offered emergency satellite mapping technology.The crash comes at a time of growing dissent within Iran over an array of crises — including mass protests against its Shia theocracy over women's rights and an ailing economy.
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi takes off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan in Azeri, Iran, on Sunday.
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