Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, Iran's state television confirmed on Monday, after search teams located the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province.

The head of Iran’s Red Crescent, Pirhossein Kolivand, earlier told state television that "no sign" of life was detected amongst passengers of the helicopter that crashed on Sunday afternoon.

The helicopter crash comes just as Iran’s relations with Israel recently reached new lows.

Last month the two countries exchanged fire, sparked by an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syrria. Iran is also a strong supporter of Hezbollah and Hamas.