A civilian helicopter used by Iranian Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi crashed in the south-central part of the Asian country this morning, February 23. It is reported by Al Arabiya.

It is known that the aircraft crashed while landing in the sports complex of the city of Baft in the province of Kerman. The governor of the administrative unit, Mohammad Mehdi Fadakar, said the causes of the crash are under investigation..

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Recall that Iran was stirred up by protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16, who died after being detained by the " Since then, the protests have not subsided and have become one of the most serious challenges to the theocratic regime ruling in Iran, established by the Islamic Revolution of 1979..

Earlier it was reported that Iran denies plans to build a plant for the production of drones in Russia.. However, the country is actively using drones in the war against Ukraine..