Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died Sunday in a helicopter accident after the craft crashed in the mountains, the country’s state-run news agency said early Monday morning. The country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, a provincial governor and other officials were also on board during the crash and declared dead. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was one of nine people on the helicopter when it crashed on Sunday, state-run media said. Khamenei has said the country’s operation “will carry on smoothly and orderly” during the crisis. “There will be no disruption in the country’s operation,” the supreme leader said in an address shortly after the crash was reported.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2024 10:43 UTC