New Delhi, May 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep concern over reports regarding Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter flight and said India stands in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress. Ebrahim Raisi Helicopter Crash: PM Narendra Modi ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Iranian President’s Chopper Accident, Prays For His Well Being

A helicopter carrying Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray, according to media reports. Ebrahim Raisi Helicopter Accident: Rescue Teams Trying to Locate Iranian President's Chopper in Jolfa

PM Modi Tweets After Reports of Iran Prez Copter 'Crash'

"Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisi's helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress, and pray for the well-being of the President and his entourage," Modi said in a post on X.

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