LIVE Iran helicopter crash LIVE: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed alongside country's foreign minister killed after aircraft plummets into mountain range - latest updates By Tom Pyman Published: 01:51 EDT, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 04:07 EDT, 20 May 2024 e-mail 65 View comments Advertisement Iran 's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, Iranian state media has confirmed. Mr Raisi was on board an aircraft alongside the Iranain foreign minster Hossein Amir-Abdollahian when it crashed into a mountain range on Sunday after it got into difficulty while travelling in heavy fog. Rescuers said there was "no sign of life" when they managed to reach the wreckage with the search effort hampered by bad weather conditions.
Follow MailOnline's live coverage below 08:16 Who was Hossein Amir-Abdollahian? Much of the focus has been on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi but Iran is mourning the loss of another senior political figure - the Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (pictured). Let's take a look at Amir-Abdollahian's life and career and what his death means for Iran going forward: Amir-Abdollahian was born in the city of Damghan, east of Tehran, in 1964. He had earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Tehran in 1991, later completing a master's degree and a doctorate in the same field.
As a diplomat in the Iranian foreign service, his postings included Iraq, from 1997 to 2001, and Bahrain, from 2007 to 201.