Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash, election set for next month
Hossein Amirabdollahian had served as Foreign Minister since his appointment in 2021. His death, along with the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, will likely send shockwaves across the Middle East, where Iran has considerable influence.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported.
Here’s what to know
- Cause of crash: State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
- Mohammad Mokhber: Iran’s first vice president is set to serve as the country’s acting president until elections are held.
- Iranian authorities have agreed to hold the presidential election on June 28 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, the state-run IRNA news agency reports.
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation’s president and seven others. (AP video shot by Saeed Sarmadi)