Iranian president has died in a helicopter crash

After more than 15 hours of searching, the wreckage of the helicopter Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were passenger of has been found.

Rescuers at site confirmed that no sign of life has been taken notice of, Iranian state television reports.

Vice president of Iran Muhammad will be sworn in as interim president and elections will be held within 50 days, as per Iran's constitution.