
(FILES) A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on April 9, 2022 shows President Ebrahim Raisi (2-R) accompanied by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) attending an event during the "Nuclear Technology Day" in the capital Tehran. Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on May 20, 2024 after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region, but there has not yet been any official confirmation. Contact was lost with the aircraft carrying him as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others in East Azerbaijan province on May 19, 2024, reports said. (Photo by HO / Iranian Presidency / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by HO/Iranian Presidency/AFP via Getty Images)



