Tehran May 20 2024: The semi-official news agency reports that the Iranian president, foreign minister and other occupants of the helicopter, including East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, have been “martyred” (killed).
There is still no official confirmation that Raisi is dead, but medics have said that they found “no signs” of life at the crash site.
Several senior Iranian officials, including Raisi, were killed in a helicopter crash in the Dizmar forest, situated between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azerbaijan province.
The deceased officials are:
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian
East Azerbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati
Representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
Head of the presidential guard Mehdi Mousavi
The helicopter’s pilot, co-pilot, and crew
Raisi and his party were returning from an event with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev when the crash occurred.
