Update: President Raisi Dead following Helicopter Crash

Iran president helicopter crash: Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister have died, state TV says 

The Guardian

Iranian state-run television is reporting that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisihas died in a helicopter crash alongside foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The pair were confirmed dead after the crash in a mountainous area in the province of East Azerbaijan, Press TV reported, without citing a source. The report follows similar reports from other Iranian media including the Mehr and Tasnim news agencies as well as the Reuters news agency.

No immediate cause was given for the crash, which took place amid foggy conditions on Sunday as the president was returning from a trip to neighbouring Azerbaijan to inaugurate a dam.