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Iran’s President and Foreign Minister feared dead in helicopter crash | BBC News
A huge search operation is underway in Iran after a helicopter carrying the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in the mountainous north-west of the country in heavy fog. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also on the aircraft.
The men had been visiting Iran’s remote mountain border region with Azerbaijan to inaugurate a new dam project. Two other helicopters in the convoy made the journey safely.
Rescue teams are attempting to locate the helicopter but are being hampered by very poor weather. Iran’s army is reported to have ordered that all resources needed be sent to the search area. The Red Crescent is helping with the search operation. Drones and rescue dogs are being used in the attempt to locate the helicopter. Countries in the region including Turkey have offered assistance with the search.
Mass prayers are being said in mosques in Iran. Iran’s state-run television first announced news of what they described as a “hard-landing”. The country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a message of calm, saying he hoped that God would return the President to the people. He told Iranians that there would be no disruption to the running of the country.
President Raisi has been a key and controversial figure in Iran for many decades, regarded as a hardliner within the Islamic Republic’s leadership. The accident comes at a time of high tension in the Middle East, with the war in Gaza and fears that the conflict could widen.
Israel and the United States have accused Iran of backing militant groups including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Recently Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel. An airstrike on a military base in Iran was widely seen as Israel’s response to that attack.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is a well-known figure on the international stage, where he has been involved in talks and negotiations about Iran’s nuclear programme.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Hawley.
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US President Donald Trump tells Israel and Iran to stop “shooting”, after the countries attacked each other’s territory for the first time since the April ceasefire.
Israel carried out air strikes in western and central Iran, after Iran fired missiles at northern Israel.
Iran said it’s “the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes” – it launched its attacks after Israel carried out air strikes on Beirut in Lebanon on Sunday.
The Israeli military said those strikes, on Hezbollah targets in the city’s southern suburbs, were a response to Hezbollah firing rockets at Israel.
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Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” over the murder of Henry Nowak.
There were violent protests in Southampton following the release of bodycam footage showing police handcuffing 18-year-old Nowak as he lay dying. His killer Vickrum Digwa had claimed he had been the victim of a racist attack.
The footage of Nowak’s final moments has prompted a wave of political reaction in the UK, as well as X owner Musk criticising the police treatment of the teenager.
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Iran and Israel to pause strikes but warn of retaliation if ceasefire breached again | BBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country will hold off on attacking Iran “for now”, but warns Israel will respond “forcefully” if strikes resume.
Both sides have promised to retaliate if fighting begins again, and Iran has warned of a “severe” response if the Israel Defence Forces continues striking southern Lebanon.
The pause in hostilities follows calls from US President Donald Trump for both sides to stop “shooting”.
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Iran has fired multiple waves of missiles at northern Israel, for the first time since the ceasefire was agreed in April. Iran’s Islamic …
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100 days into the US-Israel war with Iran, Israel launches airstrikes on the Lebanese capital of Beirut, hitting two buildings in the southern suburbs.
We look at footage from the day the war began and hear analysis from the BBC’s veteran World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, as well as a range of BBC specialists to assess the prospects for a peace deal and the implications for the global economy.
BBC Persian’s Kasra Naji discusses the warning from a senior member of the Iranian parliament that “people in Israel should look at the skies tonight” suggesting that Iran’s missiles may be raining on them tonight.
Since this episode was recorded, Iran has launched missile strikes on northern Israel – follow live:
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