Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi confirmed that the helicopter carrying the country’s president Ebrahim Raisi was forced to make a “forced landing” this Sunday while flying over East Azerbaijan Province.

In a statement collected by the semi-official Mehr agency, the minister explained that the device, which was carrying the president from an official event in Azerbaijan, was forced to descend due to fog and that several rescue teams are heading to the area right now.

“We must keep in mind that this territory is now complex and “It’s difficult to establish communication,” the minister added.

The whereabouts of the helicopter are unknown at this time. The president’s status is unknown. This was reported by the official IRNA agency and state television.

Authorities They did not explain the reason for the “forced landing”. and they launched an operation to locate the plane carrying Raisi and other high-ranking officials of the country, but so far without success due to unfavorable weather conditions.

“After reports of the crash of a helicopter transporting the president, rescue teams have been dispatched The President of the Red Crescent, Babak Mahmoud, told Iranian media about this.

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(according to information from EFE And Europe Press)