State media says Iranian president, foreign minister found dead at helicopter crash site
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The wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaqan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. IRIB/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS FILE - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a press conference, in New York City, September 20, 2023. Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan province, Iran A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, May 19, 2024.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, state media said.
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