Live. Iranian president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash, state media reported on Monday.

The semi-official Tasnim news said Raisi and several others onboard were "martyred" following an "accident" in Iran's northern East Azerbaijan province earlier on Sunday.  

State media said the helicopter was forced to make a "hard landing" in the mountainous region after getting into difficulties in heavy fog and inclement weather.