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The helicopter in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, along with other officials and crew members were travelling, crashed due to a “technical failure”, the Iranian state media reported.

Raisi and Amirabdollahian were en route to Iran after their visit to Azerbaijan border where they inaugurated a dam project. Their chopper crashed into the mountainous terrain in northwest Iran’s Jolfa and after hours of a massive search operation amid inclement weather, rescue teams spotted the site. No survivors were found.

The sudden demise of two of the most influential figures in Iran came at a time when tensions grip the Middle East. Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has been named as acting President, with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asking him to ensure the election of a new President takes place within 50 days, state media reported.

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