Tehran May 20 2024: “Red Crescent search and rescue teams have reached the crash site of the helicopter carrying the president,” the Iranian Red Crescent says in a statement.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were on board the helicopter that suffered a “hard landing” in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, Iranian state media say.
Rescuers say they found the helicopter but Raisi’s condition remains unclear.
Iran’s Fars News Agency has called on Iranians to pray for President Raisi.
Countries across the Middle East express concern for Raisi’s safety and have offered to help Iran in the search and rescue efforts.
Source:
Al Jazeera
