A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a hard landing while visiting a northern region and his condition is currently unknown.
There were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials, and they arrived at their destination safely.
This was made known in a post on X by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, May 19.
The post reads: “Reports indicate that the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of #Iran, has experienced an incident in East Azerbaijan.
“However, some of the president’s companions on this helicopter were able to communicate with Central Headquarters, raising hopes that the incident could have ended without casualties.
“There were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials, and they arrived at their destination safely.
“Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem, Tabriz’s Friday Prayer Imam, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were also reportedly on the helicopter with the president.”
