Tehran. Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. The Foreign Minister has also lost his life along with him in this helicopter accident. Iranian media claimed that both have died in the helicopter crash accident. After several hours of effort, the wreckage of the helicopter has been found. Actually, the helicopter crashed on Sunday in the dense and mountainous area of ​​​​Azerbaijan. President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister and other officers were aboard this helicopter. A large-scale rescue operation was started after the accident.

The Chief of the Iranian Red Crescent said that the rescue team has reached the accident site and the wreckage of the helicopter. We have received videos from the rescue teams. He says that the entire cabin of the helicopter is badly damaged and burnt. And he says that at present there are no signs of survivors on the site. At the same time, Iranian state news agency IRINN and semi-official news agency Mehr News reported that no one was found alive at the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi.

The accident happened when President Ibrahim Raisi was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. Then this incident of hard landing of the helicopter happened near the city of Julfa, bordering Azerbaijan, about 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of Iran's capital Tehran. According to the news of the state news agency 'IRNA', Iran's Foreign Minister Hussain Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province and other officials and bodyguards were also traveling with Raisi.

Iran attacked Israel last month

In fact, this news of the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash has come at a time when Iran, led by President Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched a massive drone and missile attack on Israel last month. Apart from this, Iran's uranium enrichment has also reached close to the level required to make weapons. Raisi was in Azerbaijan early Sunday to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. This is the third dam, which both the countries have built on the Aras River.

Who was Raisi?

63-year-old Ibrahim Raisi has been a leader with a radical image, who previously led the country's judiciary. He was seen as close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some analysts said he could replace the 85-year-old leader (Khamenei) after his death or resignation from the post. Raisi won Iran's 2021 presidential election.