Former Iranian official partly blames US sanctions for the helicopter crash that killed its president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.ATPImages/Getty ImagesIranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran on Sunday.The crash involved a US-manufactured Bell 212 helicopter, which stopped being made in 1998.Iran's former foreign minister said US aircraft sanctions against Iran could be to blame.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday — and the country's former foreign minister believes US sanctions were p