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- A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has been involved in an accident, state media reports
- Reports say the helicopter - one of three travelling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country
- Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said rescuers were still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions
- Raisi was heading to the city of Tabriz, in the north west of Iran, after returning from an Iran-Azerbaijan border area, according to local media
Which countries have offered help?
- Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iraq have offered to assist rescue efforts to find the helicopter
- Russia also offered assistance with the investigation into the cause of the crash
- The United Arab Emirates has also offered support and says it stands by Iran
- Turkey sent a mountain rescue team to Iran, and earlier, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was saddened by the accident,
- Writing in a post on X, Erdogan said: "I hope to receive good news from Raisi and his delegation as soon as possible"
- US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the incident, according to a White House spokesperson
- And Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, is following updates on the crash. "He hopes for the safety of the president and his entourage," a UN spokesperson said in a statement