NO USE BY BBC PERSIAN, VOA PERSIAN, MANOTO TV, IRAN INTERNATIONALA helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a "hard landing", Iranian state media reported.Some began urging the public to pray for Mr Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be.Mr Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province.

NO USE BY BBC PERSIAN, VOA PERSIAN, MANOTO TV, IRAN INTERNATIONALA helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a "hard landing", Iranian state media reported.Some began urging the public to pray for Mr Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be.Mr Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province.