DAILY POST reported Raisi died in a helicopter crash at age 63. CNN confirmed his death, citing reports by Iranian news outlets. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also among those killed, along with seven others. His death comes at a fraught moment in the Middle East, with war raging in Gaza. The helicopter crashed weeks after Iran launched a drone-and-missile attack on Israel in response to a deadly strike on its diplomatic compound in Damascus.
He wrote: 'The loss of President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran together with that of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others is a tragedy of monumental proportions and a great loss to the world. 'My commiserations and sincere condolences go to the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Government and people of Iran.
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