“Unofficial Iranian media reports that President Ebrahim Raisi and at least one other high-ranking Iranian government official died in the helicopter crash this afternoon in northern Iran.
Iranian security officials are already talking about a serious assassination attempt, noting that there were three helicopters in the convoy, and the other two arrived safely to their destination.”
The helicopter reportedly made a “hard landing” around the village of Uzi in the forests of Arsbaran due to heavy fog.
Passengers on the helicopter include:
▪️Iran’s President, Ibrahim Raisi
▪️Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan
▪️Ayatollah Al-Hashemi, Imam of Tabriz Mosque
▪️Governor of East Azerbaijan Province, Malik Rahmati
Source: Sputnik, IRNA