The helicopter carrying Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi met with an accident on Sunday. The country's finance minister was also aboard the helicopter along with Raisi. A rescue team has been dispatched to the spot. The President has not been contacted yet.

According to Iranian media, the helicopter carrying the President crashed in East Azerbaijan. Iranian state TV said on Sunday that a helicopter in a convoy of three people, in which Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi was traveling, crashed.

PM Modi expressed concern

PM Modi has expressed concern over this accident. He wrote on X, 'I am extremely concerned about the reports regarding President Raisi's helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of crisis, and pray for the well-being of the President and his companions.'

Accident site tracked

Iran's Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri said, 'Two passengers of this flight have contacted the rescue forces, which means that the accident is probably less serious. The location of the accident has been identified within a radius of 2 km by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.'

Rescue team facing difficulties

At the same time, according to Iranian news agency IRNA, rescue teams have not yet been able to determine the location of the accident due to bad weather conditions. Raisi met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev this morning and inaugurated the Qiz Kalasi Dam jointly built by both sides.

Where did the accident happen?

Ibrahim Raisi was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident took place near Jolfa, a city on the border with Azerbaijan, about 600 kilometers northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran.