The Iranian government reached out to the United States for assistance following the plane crash involving President Ebrahim Raisi, but Washington was “unable to provide that assistance”, citing the US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. “We were asked for assistance by the Iranian government. We did make clear to them that we would offer assistance, as we would do in response to any request by a foreign government in this sort of situation,” Miller said. The State Department spokesperson added that the US ultimately could not assist Iran due to logistical reasons. When asked whether…