Helicopter Carrying Iranian President Crashes In Forest

The Associated Press reports:

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.

Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Rescuers were attempting to reach the site, state TV said, but had been hampered by poor weather conditions. There had been heavy rain and fog reported with some wind. IRNA called the area a “forest.”

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#BREAKING A chopper carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian has been involved in an “incident” in Jolfa region, northwestern Iran, according to Iranian media reports.
A deputy provincial governor general says the chopper has crashed, and… pic.twitter.com/B38S8XRcwE

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) May 19, 2024

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. https://t.co/5WFmVeoskG

— ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2024