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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed dead in a helicopter crash, state media said

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead at the site of their helicopter crash on Monday morning after a search lasting several hours in the mountainous region of East Azerbaijan province, state media confirmed.

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According to the Islamic Republic’s state news agency, everyone on board the helicopter carrying Raisi was killed in the crash in the northwest of the country, near the border with Azerbaijan.

The crash occurred Sunday evening local time, but rescue efforts were hampered by mountainous terrain, icy conditions and thick fog.

This is a developing story.

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