Posted on 05/19/2024 7:31:32 AM PDT by knighthawk
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in a helicopter crash hours after posing for pictures with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and rescuers are frantically trying to reach the site. The aircraft was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province near Jolfa, around 375 miles northwest of Tehran, when it suffered a 'hard landing', according to Iranian state television.
Rescuers were attempting to reach the site, but had been hampered by the poor weather conditions in the area. There had been heavy rain and fog reported with some wind.
The helicopter was one of a convoy of three and foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday prayer Imam Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem and other high-ranking officials were also reportedly on the helicopter with the president.
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It was an Epstein landing.
He’s dead Jim. 😏
Did the pilot get vaccinated?
Starting to read like a Joel Rosenberg novel.
Starting to read like a Joel Rosenberg novel.
Not hard enough I am afraid.
JUST IN: REPORT:
It’s now nighttime, and the rescue teams have yet to reach the crash site.
The Iranian Red Crescent has reported that some of their own rescue teams are lost.
Locals suggest that the area becomes a hunting ground for wolves and bears at night, raising concerns that if the crew is injured, nature may take its course.
Via @ScharoMaroof
Fox finally reporting on it.
How about the leader of HAMAS, sitting in his richly appointed apartment? Seems like time for a gas or electrical malfunction, maybe a 1-in-a-million meteorite impact.
I’ve got to ask the question “why?”
Territory?
Supporting the Kurds?
I bet Ayatollah Khamenei doesn’t travel anywhere. He should be on the top of any accident-waiting-to-happen list.
Maybe she’ll be recalled to Iran?
Three rescuers have disappeared during the search for Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi..... This was announced by the state agency IRNA.
In an interview recorded in September of 2022, Lesley Stahl spoke with Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrPoQWNdNA
Some reports saying Pres. Raisi did not survive the crash - needs confirmation
“Would love to see his reaction when he met Jesus.”
The odds are against that ever happening.
On board the helicopter were present:
1. The Iranian president, Raisi
2. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Abd al-Lahyan
3. The representative of the supreme leader in the East Azerbaijan province
4. Governor of East Azerbaijan province
6m ago (16:40 GMT)
Rescue workers travelling to site by foot
An Iranian state television reporter says that as it gets darker and colder, the crews approaching the site are avoiding travel by car, due to the roads in the area not being paved, and rain making the ground muddy.
Yes; I was alluding to that too.
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