"I am extremely concerned by the reports regarding President Raisi's helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this time of crisis and pray for the well-being of the President and his entourage," he said in a post on Twitter. "

The helicopter carrying President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian and several other senior leaders suffered an 'incident' in the country's East Azerbaijan province after bad weather on Sunday, reports said, with rescue teams heading to the area. Were staying.

According to Iranian media, one of the three helicopters traveling in the convoy had to make a hard landing after encountering difficulties due to dense fog in northern Iran.