Biden has been briefed on Iranian Presiden Raisi helicopter crash
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Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, state media says
CNN-May 19th2024
What we’re covering
- A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed while he was visiting a northern region in the country Sunday, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA. His condition is currently unknown.
- Iranian officials say dense fog is making it difficult for rescue crews to locate the downed aircraft in the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province.
- The country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the governor of East Azerbaijan were among a number of officials also aboard the helicopter, IRNA said.
Biden has been briefed on Iranian helicopter crash
From CNN’s Kevin Liptak
US President Joe Biden was briefed on the helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to the White House.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, accompanying Biden aboard Air Force One on Sunday, offered no other details.
No update on Iranian president after helicopter crash, government spokesperson says
Rescuers have not reached the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and have no update on their status, according to Iran government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi.
In a statement on X, Jahromi said rescue teams are “experiencing difficult and complicated conditions,” and acknowledged it is “the right of the people and the media to be aware of the latest news about the president’s helicopter accident, but according to the coordinates of the accident site and the weather conditions, there is ‘no’ new news until now.”
Azerbaijan’s president offers support after Iranian president’s helicopter crashes near border
From CNN’s Hande Atay Alam
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said his country is ready to provide support after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed Sunday in a remote, mountainous province near the border between the two countries.
Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Raisi and Aliyev inaugurated a dam project on the border Sunday, prior to the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province. Part of the province’s northern border is shared with Azerbaijan.
“Today, after bidding a friendly farewell to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, we were profoundly troubled by the news of a helicopter carrying the top delegation crash-landing in Iran,” Aliyev said in a post on X. “Our prayers to Allah Almighty are with President Ebrahim Raisi and the accompanying delegation. As a neighbor, friend, and brotherly country, the Republic of Azerbaijan stands ready to offer any assistance needed.”
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