Iran president, foreign minister die in helicopter crash: Report
Iranian state-run television is reporting that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash alongside foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Both were confirmed dead after the crash in a mountainous area in the province of East Azerbaijan, Press TV reported, without citing a source.
The report follows similar reports from other Iranian media including the Mehr and Tasnim news agencies as well as the Reuters news agency.
No immediate cause was given for the crash, which took place amid foggy conditions on Sunday as the president was returning from a trip to neighbouring Azerbaijan to inaugurate a dam.