Iran President Raisi Killed In Helicopter Crash Weeks After Launching Missile Attack On Israel

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead by state media on Monday morning, after a helicopter he was traveling in alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and seven others.

Raisi, 63, and the seven other victims crashed in foggy conditions in the country’s remote northwest on Sunday.

The president’s death comes just weeks after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel in response to a deadly strike on its diplomatic compound in Damascus.

In the wake of Raisi’s death, Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as acting president.