Raisi's helicopter crashes due to technical failure - report

The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed "due to a technical failure," according to Iranian media.

The helicopter crash was caused by an unspecified "technical failure" with the vehicle, IRNA reported.

On May 19, a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crashed in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan Province. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati and Tabriz Imam Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem were also on board the helicopter. All passengers and crew of the helicopter were killed in the crash.