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The Iranian cabinet has convened for an emergency meeting in light of the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian, state media reported Sunday. The first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, chaired the meeting in the late evening, state news agency IRNA reported. He initiated further measures for the rescue operation. According to protocol, Mockber would become president in the event of Raisi’s death. Rescue workers continued to search on foot after dark for the scene of the helicopter accident, in poor weather conditions. A total of 65 …

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