A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has crashed on Sunday (May 19), according to Iran’s state media and the country’s mission to the United Nations, via the New York Times.
The helicopter has yet to be found by search-and-rescue workers due to heavy fog. It was also carrying Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
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State news agency IRNA reported an enormous search operation is underway, with 16 teams attempting to locate the helicopter.