Iranian President, 8 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash in Iran

Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported.
As the sun rose Monday, rescuers saw the helicopter from a distance of some 2 kilometers (1.25 miles), the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, told state media. He did not elaborate and the officials had been missing at that point by over 12 hours.
Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said what it called a “hard landing” happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Later, state TV put it farther east near the village of Uzi, but details remained contradictory.
With Raisi were Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and other officials and bodyguards, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. One local government official used the word “crash,” but others referred to either a “hard landing” or an “incident.”
Early Monday morning, Turkish authorities released what they described as drone footage showing what appeared to be a fire in the wilderness that they “suspected to be wreckage of helicopter.” The coordinates listed in the footage put the fire some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the Azerbaijan-Iranian border on the side of a steep mountain.
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[@chrism5036]

We have a brutal crackdown on political opposition in our own country.

[@HISprincessV]

There's a lot of finger pointing that may stir up another conflict

[@shabirdattu1843]

I am sorry people loose life in Syria and Iran. What kind of pilot goes up in such too heavy fog and rain? So bad conditions.

[@larryerwin5135]

I wonder what kind of helicopter it was? Must be American made.

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Hallelujah hallelujah😊

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[@HighDriver]

Hahahaha good shit how much you wanna say they’re gonna blame Israel 🤦‍♂️

[@tyczaplinski7856]

Who else just like me that doesn't care? So what .

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[@asmodeus6631]

Pilots last words, this damn thing doesn't handle like a camel. 😅

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Vice prez work for peace?? Turist gone??? Must ?

[@petermendoza1170]

😊

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[@westernoutpost4154]

Just a rough landing huh? This looks like the usual suspects finger prints all over it..

[@vivificateurveridique1420]

I don't understand how the Iranian president could trust Azerbaijan, knowing that the latter has very close relations with Israel. It is undeniable that Ilham Aliyev leaked information to Israel about the departure time of Ibrahim Raisi and his team, making it easier for the Israelis to destroy Mr. Ibrahim Raisi's helicopter. I don't understand the rationale behind Raisi's trip; he could have just sent one of his ministers, for example, his foreign minister.

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من ایرانی هستم. وقتی برنامه زنده تلویزیونی ایشون دیدم کنار الهام علی اف بی شرف گفتم چرا این رفته اونجات بخدا قسم باورم نمی‌شد که رئیس جمهور کشور من توکشوری هستش که لانه جاسوسی اسرائیل. ما اینجا خیلی حالمون خرابه خیلی عصبانی هستیم هیچکس باورش نمیشه که بعد انقلاب اولین رئیس جمهوری بود که واقعا دلسوز بود خیلی کارها برای کشورمون کرد. خبرداری قرار بود جانشین رهبرکشورمون بشه در آینده. ولی افسوس که بیش از ۹۰میلیون ایرانی دومیلیاردمسلمان عذا دارکردن.💔💔🇮🇷💔💔

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Putin is waving...

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Putin loves him

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This is what happens when you mess with Israel

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من یه ایرانی هستم پرقدرت خستگی ناپذیر دلیر مرد میدان مردروزهای سخت.اینوبدون یک ایرانی حرف زور نمیفهمه یه ایرانی کنار مظلومه نه کنار ابرقدرت مثل عربهای کثیف مثل آلمان فرانسه قطر انگلیس یاهمان روباه پیرکثیف. یابزرگ همشون شیطان بزرگ امریکا جنایت کار. یکیمون بکشن ده تا بهترش هست که جاشوبگیره باقدرت بیشتر ‌راهشوادامه میدیم. بله اینجا ایرانه کشوری که تمام ابرقدرتهای دنیا ۴۷سال نتونستن با تحریم تهدید ترور راهشوسد کنن. برو زندگی نامه سردار شهید قاسم سلیمانی فرمانده سپاه قدس بخون بعد میفهمی ایران یعنی چی.

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من یه ایرانی هستم پرقدرت خستگی ناپذیر دلیر مرد میدان مردروزهای سخت.اینوبدون یک ایرانی حرف زور نمیفهمه یه ایرانی کنار مظلومه نه کنار ابرقدرت مثل عربهای کثیف مثل آلمان فرانسه قطر انگلیس یاهمان روباه پیرکثیف. یابزرگ همشون شیطان بزرگ امریکا جنایت کار. یکیمون بکشن ده تا بهترش هست که جاشوبگیره باقدرت بیشتر ‌راهشوادامه میدیم. بله اینجا ایرانه کشوری که تمام ابرقدرتهای دنیا ۴۷سال نتونستن با تحریم تهدید ترور راهشوسد کنن. برو زندگی نامه سردار شهید قاسم سلیمانی فرمانده سپاه قدس بخون بعد میفهمی ایران یعنی چی.