Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash

International Desk: Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian were killed in a helicopter crash. Iran's state media confirmed this information.

However, no official announcement has been made in this regard yet. BBC and Al Jazeera reported this information on Monday (May 20) citing Iran's state media. The BBC says President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian and several others have been confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on Sunday, state TV reported.

On the other hand, Al Jazeera also reported that several Iranian news agencies confirmed that President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdullahian, along with others in the helicopter, had died. However, some Iranian media reported that President Ibrahim Raisi as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian and other passengers on board the helicopter died, but there has been no official confirmation yet.

However, semi-official news agency Mehr News and news agency Tasnim confirmed the death of President Ibrahim Raisi and others. Earlier, rescuers finally found Raisi's helicopter after a long time of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi crashed.

However, Iran's state news agency IRINN and semi-official Mehr News reported that "no survivors" were found at the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. Incidentally, President Raisi was going to Tarbij in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan after inaugurating a dam on Sunday.

This time he was accompanied by the country's foreign minister and other high-ranking officials. The helicopter crashed on the way back to Tarbij. Local media reported that President Raisi inaugurated the Kiz Kalasi and Khodafarin dams near the border with Azerbaijan. Returning from there, he was going to the city of Tabriz in the north-west of Iran.

According to Iranian media, the helicopter crashed at around 1:30 PM local time on Sunday. The incident took place in Dizmar forest, located between the cities of Varjakan and Zolfa in East Azerbaijan province, Press TV reported.