Russian Foreign Minister: I met with an Iranian official and he confirmed the continuity of Iranian-Russian relations
7 month agoState Dept spox Matthew Miller in statement: The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, & other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran. As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms
US Secretary of Defense: Washington had no role in the crash of the Iranian helicopter
US Secretary of Defense: It is not necessary to see broader effects on regional security from the death of the Iranian President and Foreign Minister
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he does not have any insight into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
US State Department: The United States expresses its condolences on the death of the Iranian president
Iran army chief orders an investigation of President Raisi helicopter crash
Putin spoke by phone with Iran's First Vice President Mokhber and expressed condolences to the Iranian people over the death of the president, - the Kremlin said
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: We expect all agreements with Iran to be implemented
7 month agoOn Monday, Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, in a message on the occasion of the death of Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation, announced "five days of public mourning" in the country and appointed Mohammad Mokhbar as the acting president. The appointment of Mr. Mokhbar to this position is based on Article 131 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic
IRNA Agency: Khamenei declares 5 days of public mourning for the death of the Iranian president
Mehr News Agency confirms the deaths of everyone on board Raisi's helicopter, including President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
7 month agoFirst close up picture from the Raisi helicopter crash site in Iran, released by the official media
Iranian sources: All passengers of the helicopter carrying the president and foreign minister were killed
Iranian state television: There is no sign of life in the wreckage of the president's helicopter
7 month agoAccording to the coordinates provided by the Turkish drone Akanji, this is where the president's helicopter crashed
Head of the Iranian Red Crescent: We are heading to a place where rescue teams reported that the smell of fuel was emanating
Iranian Red Crescent: 46 rescue and rapid response teams participate in the search for President Raisi's helicopter
Iran's media reported that Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guards, went to the crash site of Raisi's helicopter, and a crisis headquarters meeting was held with him, a group of ministers and Raisi's deputy at Mes Songon headquarters.
Türkiye sending night vision search and rescue helicopter, 32 search, rescue mountaineers, 6 vehicles to assist Iran: Türkiye's Disaster Management Agency
European Commission: We have activated a satellite mapping service to help search for a key aircraft location
Turkish Foreign Ministry: We are watching with sadness the Iranian President's helicopter accident
Khamenei: Iranians should not be worried and there will be no interruption in state affairs
Iranian Chief of Staff: The Armed Forces are investigating the helicopter crash
White House: POTUS has been briefed on Iran
Intensive security deployment in several areas of the Iranian capital, Tehran
7 month agoGovernment spokesman: According to the coordinates of the accident site and weather conditions, there is "no" new news until this moment
7 month agoIranian Red Crescent Spokesperson: “The weather condition at the site of the accident is so bad that three of our rescue workers have now gone missing.”
Tehran Times: The Supreme National Security Council holds an emergency session headed by Khamenei
Yemeni Defense Minister: The arrival of ships from Iran to the port of Hodeidah without inspection confirms the continued flow of weapons to the Houthi militia
