The helicopter in which the president was traveling has not yet been found. Rescue teams search in mountainous areas with bad weather conditions. State television talks about forced landings.
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40 rescue teams search for a helicopter. The media asks people to pray
Tasnim, a semi-state news agency, reports in X that the delegation also included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and the governor of the eastern province of Azerbaijan, among other leaders.
You average asked the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board, as 40 rescue teams crossed a rural forest in difficult weather and visibility conditions. The helicopter in which the president was traveling has not yet been found. The vehicles carrying Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Housing and Transport Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash returned safely.
Iran has a variety of helicopters in the country, but international sanctions make it difficult to obtain spare parts for them. Its military air fleet also largely dates back to the period before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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The helicopter carrying the president of Iran suffered an accident in an area that is difficult to access
A helicopter carrying the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, suffered an accident. According to state media, the incident occurred near Jolfa, in the country’s eastern Iranian province, 600 kilometers northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
TO GONNAThe state news agency indicates that rescue teams will try to reach the area, which is mountainous and wooded.
The Minister of the Interior confirmed to state television that the vehicle carrying the president had a forced landing in adverse weather conditions with rain and fog.
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Source: Observadora
