Biden interrupts his vacation due to an urgent briefing about the President of Iran

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden cut short his vacation and returned to the White House for an urgent briefing after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's plane accident.

The US State Department spokesman confirmed that the ministry is closely monitoring reports that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdul Layhan may have encountered difficulties in landing.

Iranian Tasnim news agency reported, citing news reports, on Sunday that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi had been involved in an accident.

Iranian state television announced the emergency landing of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president, without further details.

My boss was traveling to East Azerbaijan Province in Iran.

State television described the accident area as being close to the city of Julfa, located on the border with Azerbaijan, about 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Iranian media confirmed that a squadron of drones and Red Crescent teams were sent to the location of the Iranian president’s plane.