President Raisi had been in Azerbaijan for the inauguration of a dam and was returning in a convoy of aircraft.
A helicopter carrying Iran's president has crashed during bad weather, Iranian state media has said. President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling across the far northwest of Iran following a visit to Azerbaijan. Rescue teams and the army are trying to reach the scene but are being hampered by heavy fog in a mountainous area. Contact has been made with a passenger and a crew member of the president's helicopter, an official told state TV.
We are waiting for rescue teams to reach the landing site and give us more information.' A rescue helicopter tried to reach the site but couldn't land due to the fog, emergency services spokesman Babak Yektaparast told IRNA. The army's chief of staff ordered all resources to be deployed and Iraq has also offered to help. Many of Iran's military aircraft date back to before the 1979 revolution and international sanctions can make it hard to obtain parts.
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