Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage were returning from a trip across the Azerbaijani border when their convoy of three helicopters encountered an accident. Initially, it was reported that one of the helicopters in the convoy crashed. Later, it was announced that the same helicopter had a hard landing. Subsequently, it was reported that two helicopters from Raisi's convoy returned to Iran and communication between Raisi's helicopter and the others was cut off. The Tehran Times, citing reliable sources, stated that Raisi's helicopter did not have any communication with the outside world via its drone telephone. Weather conditions prevented search-and-rescue teams from reaching the crash site. It took hours for the teams to reach the helicopter where Raisi was traveling.