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  Iran's cabinet appoints Ali Bagheri as acting foreign minister after Amirabdollahian's death

  World | May 20, 2024 20:06 IST

  Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has been appointed as the acting foreign minister of Iran. Earlier today, Iran made official confirmation that President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian did not survive the plane crash in East Azerbaijan province.

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  Iran's Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, a diplomat who praised Soleimani, dies in helicopter crash

  World | May 20, 2024 12:04 IST

  The charred wreckage of the helicopter which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was found early the next day after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.