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The helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (centre) and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in heavy fog in the north of Iran. Credit: AAP

Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash. A senior Iranian official has confirmed to Reuters news agency the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and the seven other people on board their helicopter are dead.

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Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash. A senior Iranian official has confirmed to Reuters news agency the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and the seven other people on board their helicopter are dead.

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