Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have been killed in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Rescuers found the crash site after an hours-long search in difficult weather.
India’s Narendra Modi says he is shocked by ‘tragic’ death of Raisi
“My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran. India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow,” Modi wrote in a social media post.
Obituary: Raisi dies at age 63
The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative and hardline factions in Iranian politics, was president for nearly three years and appeared on track to run for re-election next year.
A former chief justice, Raisi was touted as a potential successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the 85-year-old supreme leader of Iran.
Read Raisi’s obituary here.
Credit; Al Jazeera.