URGENT: Iran media declares President Raisi dead, no official confirmation

(FILES) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in New York on September 22, 2022. Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on May 20, 2024 after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region, but there has not yet been any official confirmation. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

TEHRAN, May 20, 2024 (AFP) – Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region, but there has not yet been any official confirmation.

“The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, had an accident while serving and performing his duty for the people of Iran and was martyred,” Iran’s Mehr agency said as other media outlets also reported the news.

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