A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official said, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.
"The harsh weather conditions and heavy fog have made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the accident site," state TV said in an on-screen news alert. The accident happened in the mountainous forest area of Dizmar near the town of Varzaghan, according to the official IRNA news agency
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