Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi suffers a hard landing

Dubai, 19/6: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister made a “rough landing” on Sunday as it was crossing a mountainous area in heavy fog on the way back from a visit to Azerbaijan, Iranian news agencies said.

The bad weather was complicating rescue efforts, the state news agency IRNA reported. The semi-official Fars news agency urged Iranians to pray for Raisi and state TV carried prayers for his safety.