Iranian President, Raisi, safe after helicopter crash Earlier, a helicopter conveying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran was reported to have suffered a crash upon landing. The president was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter crashed upon landing in Varzaqan region on Sunday. The Iranian president's helicopter was forced to land due to bad weather conditions, and Raisi was transported overland to East Azerbaijan province. Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told Iran’s state television that due to the tough weather...