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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Abby Sewell

What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran's president?

Iran Ebrahim Raisi Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
Rescue efforts underway to find missing helicopter of Iran president

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi‘s life is at risk after his helicopter crashed in a “very concerning” accident amid heavy fog in northern Iran.

The aircraft had a “rough landing” near Jolfa, the Iranian city on the border of Azerbaijani exclave Nakhchivan, around 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran.

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