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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash in thick fog on Sunday. He was 63-years-old.
The flight was traveling through a remote region of northwestern Iran, very close to their border with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Officials have not given any updates on the cause of the crash and if there may have been malicious intentions involved. However, it has been assumed that the fog and low visibility was to blame.
They were traveling through a very mountainous region, meaning that anyone aboard the helicopter had a very low chance of surviving the crash. In addition to the president, Iran's foreign minister was also killed in the accident. The president is the second-highest ranking political position in the Iranian government, after the Supreme Leader. The country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, immediately appointed the vice president to President Raisi's position.
This accident comes amid tensions between Iran and Israel as the latter of them fights Hamas in an intense war in Gaza. Iran has consistently stated that they back Hamas, and attacks have taken place in the past between the two countries. President Raisi led that front of their conflicts, and was also seen as the primary pupil of the Supreme Leader.
Iran will now attempt to remain stable and recover quickly after this devastating incident, and whether the new president has the same views as Raisi.
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