German chancellor Olaf Scholz offers condolences to Iran

"Our condolences go to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the families of those killed in the crash," Scholz said in a message addressed to Iran's the acting head of the executive authority, Mohammad Mokhber, AFP reported.

President Raeisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others were martyred when their helicopter went down in fog in remote area of northwestern Iran on Sunday.

MNA