Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed killed after his helicopter crashed over the weekend. State media had previously claimed Raisi's helicopter had experienced a "hard landing," but on Monday the official IRNA news agency confirmed that he died alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The confirmation of the deaths followed a day of murky reporting. On Sunday, Al Jazeera had reported that rescue crews were on their way to where they believe the helicopter crashed in a rural forest. Rescuers faced adverse weather conditions, including heavy fog.
