The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his foreign minister made a hard landing, rescue teams are trying to get to the scene, the IRIB state television channel reports.
Before the incident, Raisi met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border point between the two countries on the banks of the Araks River.
NEW: Helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi involved in “hard landing” - Iranian state media reports, without elaborating further
The helicopter was also reportedly carrying Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and had a "hard landing" near Varzeghan in the East Azerbaijan region of Iran.
***Rescue teams are searching for the aircraft.
“harsh weather conditions” have made it difficult to provide relief to the Raisi helicopter crash site
The president, Ayatollah Al Hashem Imam Juma of Tabriz, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malik Rahmati, Governor of East Azerbaijan, and several other people were among the passengers of this helicopter.
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This is most likely a move to ensure the loss of Ze’s legitimacy after May 20. No one will negotiate with him now. A hint that the countries of the global South should also not deal with him.
He’s illegitimate.
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(Reuters)