The aircraft since. And one line of Breaking News for you Iranian State tv are reporting that a turkish drone has identified a source of heat suspected to be the wreckage and turkey has shared the coordinates with iran. The bbc s Caroline Hawley has more on what we know so far. You can see how bad conditions were in the area, as the Rescue Operation was under way. A fleet of ambulances on standby. The army is reported to have ordered all resources needed to be thrown at the search. Members of irans red crescent scoured the rugged landscape on foot for any sign of the missing helicopter, but Poor Visibility made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the scene of the crash even to locate it. Translation there are i currently three drone teams in the area but due to the thick fog and low visibility, the drones were not able to successfully operate. There are also three teams with rescue dogs in the area. We are searching and we hope well be able to reach positive results very soon. T
Council and an iranian journalist. He explains who Ebraham Raisi is and how he came to power. Raisi was a mid ranking cleric who is in the inner circle of the Supreme Leader and one of his close allies and, you know, he became president after all of the reformist and moderate candidates were pretty much disqualified in an election that was considered illegitimate and many voters stayed away from. In an election that was considered engineered and many voters stayed away from. For more on this, i spooke to our persian correspondent khashayarjoneidi. What is the latest we are hearing from authorities in tehran . One news that came out a few moments ago is that turkeys drone that was dispatched has identified a source of heat which they say may be related to the crash site. It has been a long day and night for Rescue Workers in iran. This is treacherous terrain, mountainous area with thick forest, it has been raining with heavy fog through the day. Sub zero temperatures tonight there and i
Of the dam and the helicopter he was travelling in. A convoy of three helicopters is believed to have then travelled across iranian territory. Two returned back safely, but the one carrying the president and Foreign Minister crashed in mountainous territory in heavy fog. All contact with it was then lost. Our correspondent Caroline Hawley reports. You can see how bad conditions were in the area, as the Rescue Operation was under way. A fleet of ambulances on standby. The army is reported to have ordered all resources needed to be thrown at the search. Members of irans red crescent scoured the rugged landscape on foot for any sign of the missing helicopter, but Poor Visibility made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the scene of the crash even to locate it. Translation there are currently three drone teams in the area but due to the thick fog and low visibility, the drones were not able to successfully operate. There are also three teams with rescue dogs in the area. We are sear
What is the latest we are hearing . Jake sullivan meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu. First and foremost, reiterating the us insistence that the Military Offensive Around Rafah remains restricted. The warning has been if israel steps up that military operations there, it will put even more palestinian lives at risk. We know already there are 800,000 palestinians who have fled that city in the last ten days or so, since israels military moved in there. The consistent warning from there. The consistent warning from the us has been not to launch an all out assault, that would put even more palestinians on the move and at risk. There are also calls for more aid to get into gaza, To Feed Palestinians in need of shelter and diplomatic aid. There are efforts going to try to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu into laying out some sort of plan as to what will happen next in gaza once the fighting is over. Who will represent the Palestinian People . Who will coordinate the rebuilding of homes and infrastr
Party from the coalition unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post war plan for the gaza strip. Its part of an ongoing rift between the two. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent danjohnson, who is injerusalem, about splits in the israeli government. They have been working together in Coalition Since the hamas attacks of the 7th of october. But thats been a fragile, delicate coalition that was perhaps always potentially in jeopardy and in the last week has dropped into open criticism of the Prime Minister. And its notjust coming from benny gantz. Earlier in the week, the defence minister, yoav galant, made similar comments, but a similar challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that a clear plan needed to be laid out for what happens after the fighting ends when the Military Campaign concludes. What next for gaza and its people . How to rebuild the infrastructure in that territory, how to represent the palestinian people, how to rebuild, how they will be governed for the f