Iranian state media reported on May 20 that President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and several other Iranian officials died in a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of the country. Iran’s supreme leader has also confirmed the deaths.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who holds ultimate power in Iran, said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had received “the bitter news of the martyrdom” of Mr. Raisi and his entourage.
