Helicopter carrying Iran’s president Raisi makes rough landing

DUBAI: Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site.

Iranian media provided contradictory reports about the incident and there has been no official confirmation yet.

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Raisi, 63, was elected president at the second attempt in 2021, and since taking office has ordered a tightening of morality laws, overseen a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests and pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers.

Many see him as burnishing his credentials to become Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s successor as Iran’s Supreme Leader.

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