The family members remembered the last moments before the death of Iranian President Raisi in a helicopter accident.

death of Iranian President Raisi in a helicopter accident.

An official in the President's convoy says that the helicopters took off when the weather cleared.

New details have emerged regarding the helicopter crash that tragically claimed the lives of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian.

Gholam Hossein Ismaili, an official who was in one of the three helicopters accompanying the president's convoy, provided details of the incident to Iranian media.

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According to Ismaili, the convoy of helicopters took off when the weather cleared. Forty-five minutes into the flight, the pilot of the presidential helicopter, who was in charge of the convoy, requested to fly at a higher altitude to avoid cloud fragments.

"However, 30 seconds later, our pilot noted that the president's helicopter had disappeared from view," Ismaili said.

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In an attempt to locate the missing helicopter, Ismaili's pilot decides to land at a nearby copper mine. He explained that the clouds in this area were so thick that we could not see anything below us. Despite repeated attempts, they failed to establish radio contact with the presidential helicopter.

"A few minutes later, we landed in the Sangan mine area and immediately began our investigation," Ismaili continued. "We called the president's pilot, the foreign minister and the president's bodyguard, but there was no response."

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The crash site was later discovered in East Azerbaijan province, confirming the worst fears. A wave of grief has spread throughout Iran on this tragic accident, five days of mourning are being celebrated in the country.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over the funeral prayer at Tehran University on Wednesday, which was attended by top officials and foreign dignitaries, including a delegation from the Taliban of Afghanistan. The loss of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdullahiyan is a significant blow to Iran, and the nation is mourning the untimely death of its leaders.

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The cause of the crash is under investigation, with authorities looking into all possible factors that could have contributed to the tragic incident.