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Rescue workers in Iran continued their search on foot Sunday for the helicopter carrying nine people including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian after it went missing in mountainous terrain, state media reported. A total of 65 rescue teams, including from the Iranian armed forces, had been deployed to East Azerbaijan Province in Iran’s north-west, where the helicopter had been located. The Iranian cabinet meanwhile convened for an emergency meeting chaired by Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on Sunday evening, state news agency IRNA reported. A…

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