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Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
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Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says
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![Azin Haghighi In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members search for the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78d130546bbe47deb899428993e03a3c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members search for the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)
![Uncredited In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in meeting a group of families of the Revolutionary Guard members in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation. "We hope that God the Almighty returns the dear president and his colleagues in full health to the arms of the nation," Khamenei said, drawing an "amen" from the audience he was addressing. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe3d9a755d114c5a87355a9872d43f4b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in meeting a group of families of the Revolutionary Guard members in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation. "We hope that God the Almighty returns the dear president and his colleagues in full health to the arms of the nation," Khamenei said, drawing an "amen" from the audience he was addressing. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
![Andy Wong Residents watch a large screen showing a footage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during the evening news broadcast on his death, at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, May 20, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed deep condolences on Monday over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Foreign Ministry. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5defae92ca1844d5bda0bf8775f4094d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Residents watch a large screen showing a footage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during the evening news broadcast on his death, at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, May 20, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed deep condolences on Monday over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Foreign Ministry. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
![Azin Haghighi In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ab2b58ef50ae4619a3cc8ea935c2d1dd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)
![Mukhtar Khan Shiite Muslims hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of Iran's northwest, state media reported. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/837fb651d54446c797f60641a1d7d0bc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shiite Muslims hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of Iran's northwest, state media reported. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
![Vahid Salemi People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e6128dd3962240a692e2c19c30efc2fd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
![Azin Haghighi In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members work at the scene of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a6f1e55a05be4be9bf37b9ba0b66b1ae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members work at the scene of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko A portrait of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is placed at a makeshift memorial at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has died Sunday, May 19. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9059892bcc274ecc9d36c97d9c9a1dd1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A portrait of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is placed at a makeshift memorial at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has died Sunday, May 19. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)