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- Iranian authorities have so far not given a cause. However, government ministers have described how the helicopter crashed after getting into difficulties in heavy fog and rain.
www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnd23d505oEbrahim Raisi: What we know about deadly Iran helicopter crash
May 20, 2024 · President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people were killed on Sunday when the helicopter they were travelling in came down near the border with Azerbaijan, Iranian authorities have confirmed.
May 19, 2024 · A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and FM crashed while travelling back from East Azerbaijan province.
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May 20, 2024 · Iran’s chief of staff of the Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, has ordered an investigation into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein...
May 19, 2024 · The cause of the crash remains unclear, but the Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Maj Gen Mohammad Hossein Bagheri has launched an investigation, according to state media. The funeral rites...
May 21, 2024 · Five days of national mourning have been declared by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash.
May 21, 2024 · DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather...
May 21, 2024 · Iran helicopter crash: Thousands on streets for Iranian president's funeral after crash - BBC News. Summary. Funeral rites for Iran's president and seven others who died in a helicopter crash...