Explanation

• On 19 May 2024, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed near the Azerbaijan-Iran border.
• Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several others were killed in the accident.
• A total of 9 people lost their lives in the crash.

Additional Information:

• Pakistan observed a day of mourning on 21 May 2024 after the tragic incident.
• Ebrahim Raisi served as the President of Iran from 2021 to 2024.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

Explanation

Leone Zanardi was an Italian racing driver and para-cyclist who competed in Formula One.

In para-cycling, he won four Paralympic gold medals and 12 UCI Road World Championships.

He died on 1 May 2026 at the age of 59.

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Explanation

Leone Zanardi was an Italian racing driver and para-cyclist who competed in Formula One.

In para-cycling, he won four Paralympic gold medals and 12 UCI Road World Championships.

He died on 1 May 2026 at the age of 59.

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Explanation

Sayyid Kamal Kharazi was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as the foreign minister of Iran from 1997 to 2005.

He died on 9 April 2026 from wounds sustained in an airstrike during the 2026 US-Israel war on Iran.

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Explanation

Brigadier General Masoud Zare was a senior Iranian military commander serving as the commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense College.

He was killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike in Isfahan province, Iran in April 2026.

The strike targeted Iran’s air defense infrastructure amid the wider Middle East conflict.

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