An Iranian official announced that the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian crashed while crossing a mountainous region amid heavy fog as it was returning from the Azerbaijani border on Sunday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The official told Reuters that the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash."
"We are still hopeful but information coming from the crash site is very concerning," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.