Biden Cuts Vacation Short After Iranian President Incident

U.S. President Joe Biden cut short his vacation and is on his way to the White House for an urgent briefing following an incident involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter. An Iranian official stated that the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian are at risk after the helicopter accident. He added, "We still hold out hope, but the information coming from the crash site is extremely concerning." The U.S. State Department noted that "we are closely monitoring reports about the potential emergency landing of the Iranian president's helicopter."