Iranian president missing after helicopter crash

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Rescuers are carrying out a frantic search for Iran’s President Raisi after his helicopter crashed on a forested mountainside on Sunday. Raisi’s aircraft suffered what officials called a “hard landing” in the East Azerbaijan region. State media has blamed a malfunction and poor weather. An official told state television that contact...Rescuers are carrying out a frantic search for Iran’s President Raisi after his helicopter crashed on a forested mountainside on Sunday. Raisi’s aircraft suffered what officials called a “hard landing” in the East Azerbaijan region. State media has blamed a malfunction and poor weather. An official told state television that contact...Rescuers are carrying out a frantic search for Iran’s President Raisi after his helicopter crashed on a forested mountainside...

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