In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue teams members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported.
![Search for the wreckage in Varzaghan](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/03038314-2fca-4a59-88d9-e44d5d317def/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_2.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members search for the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.
![Rescue workers at crash site](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/89be409e-b301-47e6-9843-401726029827/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_3.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members work at the scene of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.
![Ebrahim Raisi Dies in Helicopter Crash](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/7fc9baa0-e369-4076-acb9-45f1627ca631/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_4.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.
![Tribute to Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/6a8a0ae5-896f-44ee-ae56-ac0e3d57ed3f/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_5.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
People hold up posters of President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran.
![Shiite Muslims during a candlelight vigil](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/e76c7d63-8d6e-43a4-8b22-9d894049a97c/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_6.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Shiite Muslims hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other leaders shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Srinagar.
![Iranian women during mourning ceremony](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/01a55771-eb41-483b-8737-c44e2e075f46/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_7.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Iranian women attend a mourning ceremony for President Ebrahim Raisi at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran.
![Tribute to Ebrahim Raisi in Russia](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-05/ec4af440-3612-4285-a76c-61fd63934a58/Iran%20helicopter%20crash_8.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
A man lays flowers near a photo of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his colleagues at a makeshift memorial at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Russia.