As per the Iranian constitution, if Ebrahim Raisi dies, the country's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, would become president. Article 131 of the Iranian Constitution states that in the event of the President's death, the First Vice President temporarily assumes the presidency.
Rescuers on Monday found the helicopter that had been carrying the president and other officials including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who also died, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. It crashed on Sunday near Tavil village in northwest Iran.
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