Iran’s state-affiliated media outlet has officially confirmed the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. In a sombre development following the Iranian helicopter crash, Iranian State News Agency IRINN confirms that there are no survivors from the accident. Search operations have been underway since news of the crash emerged, with people across Iran fervently praying for the safety of those aboard, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, among other dignitaries.
The international community, including various countries and the European Union (EU), has rallied in support of locating the accident site and the passengers on board the ill-fated helicopter.
Alongside President Raisi, the names of other individuals who perished in the accident have been released:
- Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Rais al-Sadati
- Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Ali Al-Hashem
- Dr. Hossein Amirabdollahian
- Dr. Malik Rahmati
- Sardar Seyed Mehdi Mousavi
- An Ansar al-Mahdi Corps member (identity undisclosed)
- Pilot (identity undisclosed)
- Pilot’s assistant (identity undisclosed)
- Kruchev (identity undisclosed)
This announcement comes amidst a wave of mourning and shock across the nation as Iran grapples with the loss of its leader and several prominent figures.
