By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been reported dead following a helicopter crash. According to online reports, the accident took place under adverse weather conditions near Iran’s border with Azerbaijan on May 19.
Search and rescue operations conducted by the Iranian Red Crescent led to the discovery of the helicopter’s remains early Monday morning amidst challenging blizzard conditions, a report said
The crash site, shrouded in dense fog within the Dizmar forest’s mountain valleys, revealed no survivors among the wreckage.
Alongside President Raisi, the casualties are presumed to include Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, presidential guard chief Mehdi Mousavi, East Azerbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Supreme Leader’s representative in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, and the helicopter’s flight crew.
At 63, President Raisi was a prominent conservative figure and former judiciary head, noted for his stringent measures against opposition. His administration was marked by the detention and severe punishment of numerous dissidents.
According to the Iran’s constitution, the first vice president, currently Mohammad Mokhber, assumes the presidency temporarily if the president dies. A new election will follow within 50 days.
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