Iranian President Raisi killed in helicopter crash after visit to Iran-Azerbaijan border
epa11354967 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (L) attend an inauguration ceremony of the joint Iran-Azerbaijan-constructed Qiz-Qalasi dam on the Aras River, at the Iran-Azerbaijan border in north-western Iran, 19 May 2024. President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and several others were killed in a helicopter crash on 19 May 2024, after an official visit in Iran's northwest near the border with Azerbaijan, the Iranian government confirmed. Iran announced a five-day public mourning for Raisi's death. EPA/STRINGER
