Iranian state media has revealed that President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,  and different authorities unfortunately lost their lives on Monday following a helicopter crash in the precipitous locale of Iran's northwest.


Prior on Monday, state television conveyed that there were no indications of something going on under the surface at the accident site, where the helicopter, conveying the 63-year-old Raisi, the 60-year-old Abdollahian, and different authorities, had encountered what was depicted as a "hard arriving" on Sunday. The exact reason for the accident stays undisclosed, according to state media reports.


The accident happened in Iran's East Azerbaijan region, as the helicopter was navigating close to Jolfa, a city lining Azerbaijan, roughly 375 miles northwest of Tehran. Albeit introductory reports put the accident close to Jolfa, resulting data recommended it happened further east, close to the town of Uzi, however precise subtleties stayed indistinct.




Among those on board were the legislative leader of the East Azerbaijan area, alongside different authorities and guardians, as revealed by the state-run IRNA news organization. While certain authorities described the occurrence as a "crash," others alluded to it as a "hard landing" or an "helicopter crash."


As per Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red crescent Society,  detected the helicopter a ways off of roughly 1.25 miles as sunlight broke on Monday, over 12 hours after the authorities disappeared.


Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, talking on state television, credited the "hard arriving" to unfavorable atmospheric conditions and mist that the helicopters experienced during their bring venture back. This awful occurrence has left the country grieving the deficiency of its noticeable chiefs and authorities.