Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead

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.

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