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Iran Shows Footage Of President Raisi Before Fatal Helicopter Crash On May 19, Iran's state TV aired footage of President Ebrahim Raisi and his team aboard a helicopter, surveying a dam during a visit to the country's northwest. Tragedy struck later that day when the same helicopter, carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, crashed amid heavy fog while traversing mountainous terrain. Iranian officials reported the rescue teams' struggles to reach the crash site, with both leaders' lives hanging in the balance. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev expressed deep concern over the incident, having bid Raisi a friendly farewell just hours earlier, following their visit to the border with Azerbaijan.