Iran helicopter crash LIVE Updates: President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead; ‘no sign of life’ at crash site, says Iranian state TV
The Hindu
Iran helicopter crash LIVE updates: Rescuers on May 20 found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported.
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