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By bne Tehran bureau A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian encountered a devastating crash during its return journey from a diplomatic visit to Azerbaijan. The incident unfolded amid heavy fog as the aircraft navigated a mountainous region despite bad weather warnings a day earlier. Hossein Hatami, the MP for Kaleybar, has said there has been no contact with anyone aboard the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter, which is currently unreachable, local agencies reported late on May 19. Hatami provided the latest update on the …