Iran’s President and Foreign Minister feared dead in helicopter crash | BBC News
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- A huge search operation is underway in Iran after a helicopter carrying the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in the mountainous north-west of the country in heavy fog. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also on the aircraft.
The men had been visiting Iran’s remote mountain border region with Azerbaijan to inaugurate a new dam project. Two other helicopters in the convoy made the journey safely.
Rescue teams are attempting to locate the helicopter but are being hampered by very poor weather. Iran’s army is reported to have ordered that all resources needed be sent to the search area. The Red Crescent is helping with the search operation. Drones and rescue dogs are being used in the attempt to locate the helicopter. Countries in the region including Turkey have offered assistance with the search.
Mass prayers are being said in mosques in Iran. Iran’s state-run television first announced news of what they described as a “hard-landing”. The country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a message of calm, saying he hoped that God would return the President to the people. He told Iranians that there would be no disruption to the running of the country.
President Raisi has been a key and controversial figure in Iran for many decades, regarded as a hardliner within the Islamic Republic’s leadership. The accident comes at a time of high tension in the Middle East, with the war in Gaza and fears that the conflict could widen.
Israel and the United States have accused Iran of backing militant groups including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Recently Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel. An airstrike on a military base in Iran was widely seen as Israel's response to that attack.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is a well-known figure on the international stage, where he has been involved in talks and negotiations about Iran's nuclear programme.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Hawley.
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He is much more feared alive than he is feared dead.
No not more then nathanyahu.
The unknown of who’s next is the most feared. People aren’t as afraid of what is already known.
@farrukh4385 you're a simpleton
Captain obvious
feared by who? His own people?
RIP pilot and the helicopter 😞
RIP😢
Cheh ! ( Pour une fois que les dragons célestes font un truc bien )
@@elpass8388 hes only paying condolences to the helicoper and pilot not other passengers
And trees,
@@redarmy353and rocks…
God is Great and God is Good, let us thank Him for the news
This may not be good news
they're not believe in God but in Anatolah
he acted too late to be good and great... evidently he is not that good and that great.


AMEN Brother!
America, israel and iran are all one. You guys must be sad
Thank you God for listening to my prayers.
Amen. ☁️🎺👼🙏✨👑🦁
😂
😂
Amen
Can we be friends Sharon
AMEN
The fear is that they survived...
Why is the EU even helping ? What a joke
I thought the same thing.
lusers
Cucks
EU BIG ASS😂
I swear I sold this Raisi guy
Some ring dings and ding dongs on Ebay last week
Iranians Are Happy.
Justice is served. 💙
no they are not
@@yanis_gessoumYes they are ! As is the rest of the world
@@BJanznthey are not celebrating this. They are celebrating a birthday
Persians should support Israel 🇮🇱. Work against the Arab Islamic MENAce.
@@niblet112yeh right 🎉
God is good. This is a message.
Women have been served justice. Thanks
拉倒吧😊
The arrogance of Western countries
The news woman might not agree with you
@@tianlezheng6829 You are one sick individual
🥂👍
I saw people in Iran shooting fireworks celebrating the news.
That's true
Rakyat Iran bergembira atas Tewasnya Raisi. Raisi adalah Otak Serangan 7 oktober ke Israel.!
You saw what america want be
Because you are blind😅.
Bro it was Emam reza Birthday cermony 😂 its because of that.not fot this news
My condolences to the helicopter. 🚁
My condolences to the family of the pilot.
His sacrifice won't be for nothing.
and the helicopter
He's a crackhead pilot
@@evengodenjoyshardstyle8980i salute the pilot who gave us all the future-Nagase
الحمدلله 🙏🙏🙏🙏 خدا مردم ایران را نجات می دهد. این رهبران افراطی باید از روی زمین محو شوند. ایران کشوری زیبا با مردمان شگفت انگیز است. اما دنیا ما را طوری می بیند که انگار همه ما قاتل هستیم. خدا را شکر که به یونان فرار کردم. برو به جهنم حرامزاده
An executioner killed by his own chopper.
A blue and white chopper?
Sometimes allah isn't akbar... enough.
Chop chop
@@SilverSprings1997 yes it was blue and white.. how did you know
“Ironic”
-Chancellor Palpatine
Oh my... how about that..? My condolences to the pilot's loved ones, and my congratulations to the Iranian people.
What's this hatred?????
What's this hatred?????
@@Lawnaki if someone needs to explain it to you than you are one of the ones who are hated.
@@mortimersnerd5172 go to hell !!!!!!!
Der ist kein Verlust!!!
I'm Persian (don't call me Iranian!). We do not cry over this...This wicked regime will be replaced one day.
They do not represent me or my people.
Free Southern Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 tho. You know Tabriz is Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
You are puppet of america
Thanks for speaking up.
who are you??? foolish.
داداش ، چرا گریه میکنی جشن بگیر و شاد باش, آخوک رییسی به درک رفت، انشالله مرگ علی گدا😂😂😂
Poor helicopter, get well soon.🚑
Sadly it’s passed away.
Sad for the vegetation around
😂😂😂😅😅😅😮
Iranians have been oppressed under this regime for 50 years, the celebrations and riots have already started in Iran and the military is on the streets, best wishes to the freedom loving people of Iran that this might be the start of a turn for the better.
😂💩
Lol once in a million year
@hassanmoradi9849 yo mama
Millions attended the funeral .. Freedom loving nation ❤❤
How the other two choppers safe landed is a mystery.
No it’s not. At least for those with a brain.
Only an amateur intelligence agency would transport their leader by helicopter in such weather conditions
And all in the same helicopter. Why would you place two high ranking officials on the same plane?
It looks like the weather was fine when they took off from the dam.
In Islam we don’t believe that a human like me and like you is god , Jesus is not god, he is a human just like me and you, Allah created prophet jesus
we have the dumbest officials in the world. Raisi himself is a meme among Iranians for his sixth grade education and inability to talk without making more memes off his inability to talk normally
@michaelscott5653 That's why you never the President and Vice President of the United States in the same vehicle together
Safety concerns
Whos idea was it to fly in those conditions. Whoever is was needs to be given a raise.
How come the other 2 helicopters got home and theirs didn’t? Foul play
@@scarlettkhan9667 or random number generator at play.
@@scarlettkhan9667 Oct 7th was foul play
@@scarlettkhan9667No. Just pilots better at flying IMC in mountainous terrain. Helicopters, fog and mountains are never a good combination. Pilot error is the overwhelming reason for helicopter crashes.
Just like Kobe Bryant's 🚁 alleged accident right? Lol.
God just gave a hand to the Iranian people...!!!
Israel isn't God, and they could have voted him out.
God does not do evil so your comment is false
@@arthur.meadejr8982there is no god , so your comment is false.
Your comment shows true evil@@arthur.meadejr8982
It seems the work of Hamas.
I am yet to see one person upset about this.
@MajesticSwan590 agree
The UN. The US State Dept. Journalists.
NATO expressed condolences.
well, the BBC seems to be very sad about this...
@@cvn6555 i said "person" not illuminati propaganda machines...
oh shame, what a loss to humanity
What a 'Blessing' to humanity you mean..🙏
People that attended the funeral, did so out of fear . That’s how messed up that country is . Downright scary. People crying in front of cameras. Those poor women are better actresses then we have in H Wood . They’ve been doing it since they were 10 or 11 years old .
My deepest condolences to the helicopter and its family and friends.
could that be Israel's answer when they stated they would respond in a different way?.
you are a terrorist as well.
@@user-13xtcympltan why would they bother they will just put another in his place that will be just the same
@@user-13xtcympltan are you thinking what I am thinking?
Condolences for your loss BBC 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was an insider job.
Why , to be an inside job 🤔😔 ...u have no arguments .
Yea, the CIA must have used an absolutely massive fog machine. /s @@Animal.CUT...
Yea, the CIA must have used an absolutely massive fog machine. /s @@Animal.CUT...
Maybe the pilot was an isreali called Eli Copter?
There once was a man named Raisi,
Who some say was more than just crazy,
He went up in a chopper,
But soon came a cropper,
And all coz the weather was hazy.
Hopefully the mountain is ok, please pray for a speedy recovery for the Helicopter.
lmao
sad news, the helicopter probably died on the way for the good of humanity, but his sacrifice is forever in our hearts. The mountain is ok by the way, that's gonna leave a scar, but it will heal soon.
How ironic 😅 dogs not allowed in Iran and yet rescue dogs looking for his dead body
Bears are looking too..
Clearly you dont know the rules in Islam about dogs😅
Dogs are classed as unclean.
Dogs are classed as unclean.
yeah. no dogs and no cl!ts! western heathens!
Very sad the Helicopter! This beautiful Helicopter! Very sad!
just when you are fed up with bad news the sun shines
Poor helicopter.
lol
psycho
Iran should declare Fatwa against fog
Life is hard. But if you are stupid it is even harder. John Wayne.
this wasn't fog. it was all the hot air he spat out in last couple years.
@@Elena02446 it's pretty hard for iran
👍
He was a strong president, no matter what you call him. My condolences to all those affected
With all the power and wickedness in his heart, he was unable to save himself.
I hope others like Putin would meditate on the incident and retrace their tracks.
This life isn't ours.
I hope that poor mountain is ok.
Poor mountain got hit hard 😢 !
@@Fat12219 that poor grass too!
How come the other 2 helicopters got home and theirs didn’t? Foul play
sadly the ground got damage
@@reds1122 however it’s predicted to survive 😂😂😂😂
No one is fearing.
Not fearing, but still on the edge to know what happens next. I just want the normal people living better on whatever outcome of this.
BBC and anyone bad will be on the same bed
Correct, and no one cares
BBC is fearing, right?
I am
the loss of the helicopter is the only tragic thing about this
Peace be upon earth
A sad loss of a fine helicopter
Look a jew
🤣😂😭
But you😢😢😢😢
Ukraine losing the war ?
😆☠
We won’t missed him. Iran needs to change.
Shame on you saying such a thing immoral
No one would miss you either
@@samehmikhail5039Irans live in a bad life...change is imminent
People like you can’t bring change in Iran.
@@danielngoveand America is better? Declining birth rates, fertility rates low, most men are single forever, degeneracy has completely made people unhinged, murders and no respect for life, which is why Americans murder each other daily, if this liberalism is the change you want, you can keep it and shove it amerifat
My science teacher once said : "Do not answer the question with an answer. Answer them with a question back." Where was Altantunya was blown professionally with professionals involved? A wise teacher she is indeed ❤️
Gee, breaks my heart.
Feared is not the word I’d use. Joyful is more accurate.
They should replace 'feared dead' with 'feared alive' in the title - there you go BBC, i fixed your typo 😅
@MajesticSwan590😂🎉
Flying a Helicopter 101: Don't fly in thick fog.
Bro probably didn't see the American news report where they talk about Kobe's helicopter going down in similar conditions... o wait a minute........ he probably couldn't see :(
Now you tell us 😮
That's how Kobe Bryant died in a fatal helicopter crash right?
The crashed just like Kobe conditions... no survivor
Kobe
My condolences to the helicopter family😢
Condolences to the helicopter and the mountain
divine justice has been served
Divine justice hasn't reached the child "💀's" yet, but it's on it's way.
A lot more to do with nature (fog) than with nonexistent supernatural entities.
absolutely my own thought .
Oooh riiiight lmao HOW SO? Iran are soooo naughty - why - I dunno, the news just keeps telling me - my pals with the same IQ as me do too, must be correct 😂🤦🏾 … what a fuckin asswipe of a comment smh
@@DebraGruber-hk7xl Justice for???? 👀
he will be forgotten
Who ? Did I miss something? Uh, nah, probably not.
He already is
@@ursamajor7468❤❤i0
My condolences to the family of pilots🙏
قدر الله وما شاء فعل وكل نفس ذائقة الموت
اللهم اغفر له وارحمه واسكنه فسيح جناته يارب
A missile can track a car on a runway, but the leader of a whole country can't be tracked to find the wreckage .Wow!
Iran can't do that.
Eish
Iran really doesn't want Raisi found.
Doesn't make sense
They've found Raisi's stained underwear. Full of food waste that he couldn't remember eating, but he spoke a lot of the excrement in his undies. Full of it, well they both were. 🫣
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Sorry to the pilot family
Iran is now partially freed
God works in mysterious ways!
Absolutely true!
Don't joke with Israel...
Amen
God curses those who curse jews
God isn't real. This was either the US or Russia
My condolences to the family of the helicopter.
So there's no mention of the pilot
"Feared"? How about "hoped"?
Why? What’s he ever done to you?
In Italy we Say "everyone born beatiful and everyone die saint"
BBC and many American main stream media secretly hate the USA and Israel thus support Iran!
.
@MajesticSwan590 what victims?
Let's be honest here folks, no one had this on their 2024 bingo card.
I didn't... mainly because I don't know who this guy is.
Not living the safest lifestyle
Helicopters are a major safety issue. Many notorious people have died in them…
Ironically, Iran hasn't been in topical news this year
while no one had this man's death on their card, Many people had "political strife in Iran as the ayaollah ages out of political life. He's 85 and likely wont make 90. We just didnt know Raisi would be the first pawn lost in their game of thrones.
damn feel so sad for the helicopter rip
What we learned is not to take a helicopter when there is a fog
Helicopters, fog and mountains are never a good combination. Why they were flying in that is baffling.
Allah called them 😂
Cloud seethe
@@j.c.sekhar did you figured out when that Same Allah gonna call you. It won't be easy, mate. Avoid death even if its building lofty or digging tunnel.
Kobe Bryant can relate
Probably were no hotel rooms available in the region.
Just like Kobe, a legend in his own right. RIP King rest in powerr
May God help the family of the pilot
Apparently fireworks and celebrations are also being held as well !
George bush was in the helicopter?
I hoe so !
Where....in Israel.
@gambrydew2059 In Iran actually
I'm sure the Iranian women are praying to Allah to thank him.
The last sentence in the black box of the helicopter: Ebrahim said, Mr. Driver, it was cold, so I turned off the overhead fan.
😂😂😂😂😂
@@nasrinnasrin4646 aren't you a Musli
@@nasrinnasrin4646 wait aren't you from his religion
This is by far the best comment on CZcams!!!!!!
"I turned it off because it was obscuring this little package with a little timer with red digital numbers on it. I hope you don't mind."
My condolences to the pilot family 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is shocking 🤯 my heart is burning 🔥 😢
The helicopter is in a better place now 💔
This are the two Missing? Are you kidding me, what about the pilot? His life is important as well.
Bro what are you?a child?you expect from them to tell the name of the pilot and bodyguards and anyone in that helicopter?
😂😂😂
The driver is a mear slave
You have know idea how BBC has lost it's glory
@@mahansadeghpour.k8667 not exactly, but at least acknowledge them. These people has familes and loved ones as well. Their life matters also matters.
May they rest in peace 🙏
My condolences to the trees and the wildlife that may have been lost or badly hurt
He committed somany atrocities on Iranian women in the name of moral policing.
That's how all Arab & Persian leaders deal with subversives, unfortunately unlike the west.
This is what happens if you talk badly to Israel!
He is a dictator in Islamic faith clothing.
@@taliabraver
Just what do you mean by what you said??
He is a monster especially to women
Justice came from Heaven
The successor is more rigorous..
Most likely came from US thru its proxy Israel!!!
@@real_orthodoxThere's more helicopters!
Absolutely
@@jmartin9785 that's why it's unusual for that one of the three to fall 🤔
As a part of human beings iranians need a change.
Damn!!
That's why kim jong un never uses helicopter ride😂😂😂
I see! I thought it’s because of his excessive weight.
@@Awibrahorhelicopter can lift many of kim jongss
@@Awibrahor😂😂😂 🤣🤣🤣
@@_Parmatma_ Doubtful. Even one Kim leaves no room for the pilot.
He's using a body double
Judgement has occurred.
@benji-hm4ct, More like Satan! Tell him to say " Hi" to Osama!!!!!
@benji-hm4ct I don't think so.
@@herbfodor3206do you not believe in a greater creator, do you just believe everything is finished after this life? That’s preposterous
And it will soon meet with Netanyahu!
It's a sad sad day for George Galloway. Normal people not much so. 😂
من الجزائر اقدم التعازي لاهل الضحايا اللهم ارحمهم برحمتك الواسعة واسكنهم فسيح جناتك
انا لله و وانا آليه راجعون
Prayers for the helicopter and its family.
the pilot ?
😂😂😂😂
You make fun but that helicopters wife just gave birth to four baby DJI drones!, who will pay for their replacement parts?, who will see them off to aviation school?, how will they get their batteries charged without a bread winner?
@@citizen-7xl543nailed it bro😂😂😂😂
Helicopter committed suicide.
a moment of silence for the fogs peace being disturbed ... such a shame
Fog got the right to defend itself
The fog consumed the wreck so the fog was unphased
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍
@@diannafeliciano5208🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
F
May souls RIP
My heart goes 💔 out to the families all ,,,and paradise to the martyrs 😢
Prayers for mountain and helicopter speedy recovery.
Incredible and unprecedented history.
Praying for the helicopter and that poor mountain now
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
All those poor virgin goats.
😂+ dam !
Pray for the mountain to have a full recovery please! It is in critical condition
🥱 qwar qwar qwar, such unique comedy SMH asswipe n grow an imagination
@@ChadLucaGrow up 🥱 with your shitty unimaginative comedy
Roast in peace. Reports say Raisi was involved in execution of over 5000 political prisoners.
5000 ? Dont talk shit
He has nothing to executions
@@aagzh5710 khafe sho madar jende
More fake news
nah thats wrong
@@authenticity3154
I am glad you straightened that out. 🤣
اناالله وانا الیه راجعون 😢
Nobody flies in thick fog, on the face of it how the other two managed would be miraculous. The likelihood is that the aircraft was flying at a safe height and was forced to descend.
The title states 'Feared Dead'. Don't you mean 'Hoped Dead'?
Thoughts and prayers to the family of that poor helicopter.
thats what happens when you hire transgender queer black lesbian pilots in order to meet DNI requirments
It had a baby chopper right off the production line.
bro someone probably just died, do you have no empathy.
@@ebrimajallow9631why??
He might be enjoying with 72 virgins
LOL
Feared dead... Not at All!
I feel so so so bad for the helicopter!
What an unnecessary loss
I hope the helicopter is OK 😢
thats what happens when you hire transgender queer black lesbian pilots in order to meet DNI requirments
Iran is CELEBRATING
same
So am I 🍾
@@M-qg7ukmajority of Iranian's are happy 😊
@@suzy7726you all are disgusting nobody is celebrating we are mourning
@M-qg7uk and we are celebrating.😂
Flying in so much fog is just risking ones life.
Why Feared dead ? These words do not belong together