President H.E. Dr Mohamed Muizzu, expressed concern over the news of the helicopter incident involving the President of Iran, H.E. Dr Ebrahim Raisi, and senior delegation of the Iranian government.

Via his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the President on behalf of the Maldivian Government and its people extended best wishes to the research and rescue operations, wishing them a fast and safe recovery and good news of the delegation.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.

The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest.