Iran's president Ibrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash. Iran's state TV says Raisi, his foreign minister and others died in a remote region near the border with Azerbaijan. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has appointed an interim president who must hold elections within the next 50 days. He's also ordered five days of national mourning.

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