A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's convoy was involved in an “accident” on Sunday, state media reported, without specifying whether the president was aboard.
“Some unconfirmed reports say the helicopter carrying President Raisi has crashed in East Azerbaijan province,” state television said. He said that rescue efforts are going on.
“Bad weather conditions and dense fog have made it difficult for rescue teams to reach the crash site,” state TV said in an on-screen news alert.
According to some local media, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian and local officials were traveling in the same helicopter as Raisi.
Raisi was visiting East Azerbaijan province on Sunday where he inaugurated a dam project on the border between the two countries in the company of his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
Raisi, 63, has been the President of the Islamic Republic since June 2021.