Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed on Sunday when a helicopter carrying him crashed.
Iranian semi-official broadcaster Tasnim reported that the President was on board the helicopter when it was involved in an accident in the East Azerbaijan province in northwest Iran.
Live updates:
Monday:
12:00 p.m.: Iran's government cabinet appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as acting foreign minister following the death of Hossein Amirabdollahian. Kani served as Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013. He was the lead negotiator in the mediation between Iran and the United States in the September 2023 prisoner release deal.
10:17 a.m.: Video has been published online showing what would appear to be rescue teams reportedly carrying the body of one of the victims of the crash through the dense forest where it occurred. READ MORE
