Bad weather caused helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president, final report confirms

“The main reason of the helicopter crash was complicated weather conditions in the region,” the final report concluded, according to Iran’s state television.

A thick mass of fog caused the helicopter that was carrying Raisi and his companions to crash into the mountain, the report issued by a high committee charged by Iran’s military with investigating the incident said.

A preliminary report by Iran’s military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or an attack had been found during the investigation.

In addition to Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven other people were also killed in the crash in the country’s mountainous northwest.