Iranian state media reported Monday that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other top officials died in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest.
伊朗官方媒体星期一报道说，伊朗总统易卜拉欣·莱希和其他高级官员在该国西北部的一次直升机坠毁事故中遇难。
The helicopter crashed on Sunday in bad weather in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. Search crews found the wreckage Monday. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also among those killed.
这架直升机周日在恶劣天气下坠毁在伊朗东阿塞拜疆省。搜救人员星期一发现了残骸。伊朗外交部长侯赛因·阿米尔·阿卜杜拉希扬也在遇难者之列。
The Iranian officials were returning to Iran after attending the opening of a joint dam project at the Iran-Azerbaijan border.
伊朗官员在参加完伊朗与阿塞拜疆边境一处联合大坝项目的落成仪式后返回伊朗。
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning. He appointed Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president. Mokhber then named Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as foreign minister caretaker, a Cabinet official said.
伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊宣布全国哀悼五天。他任命穆罕默德·莫赫贝尔副总统为代理总统。一名内阁官员表示，莫赫贝尔随后任命外交部副部长阿里·巴盖里·卡尼为代理外交部长。
An election for a new president is set to take place in the next 50 days.
新总统的选举将在未来50天内举行。
Raisi was 63 years old. He was elected president in 2021. Most of his main opponents were barred from running in the election, which had record low turnout among voters. Raisi, an ultraconservative, had strong support from Khamenei.
莱希今年63岁。他于2021年当选总统。他的大多数主要对手都被禁止参加选举，这场选举的投票率创下了历史新低。极端保守派莱希得到了哈梅内伊的大力支持。
On Sunday, Iranian state television showed video of government supporters gathering in different parts of the country to pray for Raisi's safe return.
周日，伊朗国家电视台播放了政府支持者聚集在该国不同地区祈祷莱希平安返回的视频。
Images published on social media Sunday showed opponents of Iran's Islamist rulers setting off fireworks in several places to celebrate the possibility of Raisi's death.
周日在社交媒体上发布的图片显示，伊朗伊斯兰统治者的反对者在多个地方燃放烟花，庆祝莱希的死亡。
VOA's Persian Service examined the images and said they are credible, or real. But it could not independently confirm the reason for the fireworks. VOA is barred from reporting inside Iran.
美国之音波斯语服务台检查了这些图片，并表示它们是可信的，或者是真实的。但它无法独立证实燃放烟花的原因。美国之音被禁止在伊朗境内进行报道。
In one video, a woman identifies the location of fireworks as southern Tehran. In another video, a man reacts to what he says are fireworks in the city of Saqqez in northwestern Iran's Kurdistan province.
在一段视频中，一名妇女确认燃放烟花的位置在德黑兰南部。在另一段视频中，在伊朗西北部库尔德斯坦省的塞盖兹市，一名男子对他所说的烟花做出回应。
Reactions from world leaders
世界领导人的反应
Governments around the world reacted to the news of Raisi's death. Pakistan, Lebanon, Iraq and other nations announced a period of mourning.
世界各国政府对莱希去世的消息作出了反应。巴基斯坦、黎巴嫩、伊拉克等国宣布进入哀悼期。
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Monday that he was "deeply shocked by the heavy loss."
阿塞拜疆总统伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫周一表示，他“对这一重大损失深感震惊”。
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Raisi as an "outstanding politician." He called him a "true friend of Russia."
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京称赞莱西是“杰出的政治家”。他称他是“俄罗斯真正的朋友”。
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi expressed Egypt's solidarity with "the leadership and people of Iran in this great loss."
埃及总统阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西表达了埃及对“遭遇这一巨大损失的伊朗领导人和人民”的声援。
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was shocked by the development. He added that "India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow."
印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪表示，他对事态发展感到震惊。他补充说，“在这个悲痛的时刻，印度与伊朗站在一起。”
European Council President Charles Michel said the European Union "expresses its sincere condolences."
欧洲理事会主席查尔斯·米歇尔表示，欧盟“表示诚挚的哀悼”。
"Our thoughts go to the families," Michel said.
米歇尔说：“我们向遇难家庭表示慰问。”
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