Iran’s President Dies in Helicopter Crash, Egypt Sends Condolences
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Iran’s government and state media have confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died when their helicopter crashed in a remote region of northwest Iran on 19 May. Along with Raisi, a total of nine people, including a provincial governor, were on board when the aircraft went down in northern Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. Following the announcement of Raisi’s death, Iran’s government convened an “urgent meeting” as the clerical...

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