Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets the governors and deputies of the East and West Azerbaijan provinces in Tehran, Iran on October 21, 2021.
  • A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi "crashed upon landing," state media reported.
  • An Iranian official said Raisi's life was "at risk."
  • Harsh weather conditions and heavy fog are complicating rescue missions.

No signs of life have been detected at the site where a helicopter carrying Iran's president crashed, CNN reported, citing Iranian state news agency IRINN.

Rescuers spotted part of the wreckage on a hillside in Iran's East Azerbaijan province early on Monday but found no survivors, CNN reported, citing the Iranian state media FARS News Agency.