Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was confirmed as interim president after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country’s executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were confirmed dead on Monday after the helicopter they were in crashed into a mountainous region in northwest Iran, according to state TV.
The officials were traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province when the helicopter made what was described as a „hard landing“ by Iranian media.
