Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:34am on 20 May 2024,Monday International
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. The aircraft, carrying several officials, went missing in the mountains near Jolfa. Rescue teams located the wreckage early Monday, but found no survivors. The incident comes during a period of heightened tensions for Iran, marked by recent military actions and ongoing domestic unrest. Raisi, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was a prominent hard-liner and former judiciary head. The crash highlights challenges faced by Iran’s aging and sanctions-hit air fleet.
