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The country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, a provincial governor and other officials were also on board during the crash and are presumed dead.The news shocked Iran and the world as officials said a massive search and rescue operation was underway. Raisi had been travelling with an entourage to the country’s border with Azerbaijan,The helicopter crashed near the border around 1pm local time, and officials said earlier there was bad weather and heavy fog in the area.
Raisi was one of nine people on the helicopter when it crashed on Sunday, state-run media said. Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country’s operation “will carry on smoothly and orderly” during the crisis.“There will be no disruption in the country’s operation,” the supreme leader said in an address shortly after the crash was reported.
Raisi had widely been seen as a potential successor to the ayatollah. He previously led the country’s judiciary and was known as a hard-line leader. Under his tenure, Iran began enriching uranium at near-weapon-grade levels, and the country has supported Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Iran has alsoon Israel last month in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian military leader, sending 300 drones and missiles towards the country, most of which were shot down.
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