Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
周日,伊朗总统易卜拉欣·莱希和伊朗外交部长在一起直升机坠毁事故中丧生。
The charred wreckage of the aircraft was found early on Monday after an overnight search.
经过一夜的搜寻,烧焦的飞机残骸于周一早上被发现。
Raisi's death was confirmed by Iran's vice president on X, and on state television.
伊朗副总统在社交媒体X和伊朗国家电视台上证实了莱西的死讯。
Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the crash site in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.
救援队伍在暴风雪和险峻的地形下彻夜奋战,于周一凌晨抵达了位于东阿塞拜疆省的坠机现场。
Raisi had been at the Azerbaijani border to inaugurate a joint dam project.
事故发生之前,莱西曾在伊朗与阿塞拜疆边境为一个联合大坝项目揭幕。
There has been no official word yet on the cause of the crash.
目前还没有关于坠机原因的官方消息。
State TV halted regular programming on Sunday to show prayers for Raisi being held across the country.
周日,伊朗国家电视台暂停了常规节目,转而播放全国各地为莱西祈祷的内容。
The 63-year-old was elected president in 2021.
63岁的莱西于2021年伊朗当选总统。
Since taking office Raisi had ordered a tightening of morality laws, overseen a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests and pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers.
自上任以来,莱希下令收紧道德法规约束,监督对反政府抗议活动的血腥镇压,并大力推动与世界大国的核谈判。
The crash comes as Iran faces pressure over its nuclear programme, its military ties to Russia, and its connections to Hamas, which is fighting Israel in Gaza.
此次坠机事件发生之际,伊朗正因其核计划、与俄罗斯的军事关系以及与正在加沙和以色列作战哈马斯组织的联系而面临压力。