Nine people were on the helicopter that crashed in northwest Iran on Sunday, as reported by Iran's Tasnim news. The passengers included three officials, an imam, and members of the flight and security teams.
According to Sepah, the IRGC-run media outlet, the nine individuals on board were identified as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, Tabriz’s Friday prayer Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem, a pilot, copilot, crew chief, head of security, and another bodyguard.
