Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday.

In response to Raisi’s death, the Iranian government convened an emergency meeting. Subsequently, Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, appointed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president and declared five days of national mourning.