Iranian state media reported that President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country. Raisi was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who also perished in the accident.

Rescue teams had been searching the area since Sunday afternoon after the helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister, and other officials went missing. Early Monday, relief workers located the helicopter, with state TV confirming the president's death.

State television announced, “The servant of the Iranian nation, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, has achieved the highest level of martyrdom while serving the people.” The Mehr news agency also confirmed his death.

Photos of Raisi were broadcast on state television, accompanied by a man reciting the Koran in the background. Iran’s Vice President for Executive Affairs, Mohsen Mansouri, posted a Koranic verse on X to express condolences.