Death of President Raisi in Helicopter Crash

President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six others died when their Bell 212 helicopter crashed in a fog-covered mountainous area near Jolfa in East Azerbaijan Province on 19 May 2024. The crash triggered a constitutional provision requiring a snap presidential election within fifty days. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber served as acting president. Masoud Pezeshkian was elected as successor on 5 July 2024.