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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, 63, is confirmed dead after 'no sign of life' was found at helicopter crash site
Daily Mail ^ | 5/19/24 | David Averre, Andy Dolan, Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 05/20/2024 1:20:14 AM PDT by Libloather

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday.

Raisi, 63, was confirmed dead by Iranian media today along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati and Tabriz's Friday prayer Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem.

Two pilots and three other Iranian officials and security guards also perished in the crash.

Grainy drone footage from Iranian and Turkish news agencies showed how the helicopter had smashed apart on landing, and an Iranian official said the search teams who located the wreckage found 'no sign of life'.

Footage shared by the Iranian Red Crescent later this morning showed solemn rescuers carrying corpses on covered stretchers as they made their way through the forest from the crash site.

The nation's government held an 'urgent meeting' this morning, with Raisi's chair left vacant and covered in a black sash.

According to Iran's constitution, a new presidential election will need to be called within 50 days.

But Raisi's death is sure to trigger a power struggle, with a variety of ambitious candidates now set to vie for power.

Images circulated on social media showed Iranian citizens taking to the streets in mourning in the hours following the announcement of the president's death.

Raisi, who became president of Iran in 2021, was widely seen as a vassal for the regime and a yes man to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

He stormed to the presidency with a huge majority following the 2021 elections - but less than half of Iran's electorate turned out to vote after many more moderate candidates were barred from running.

As a young student at a religious seminary in the holy city of Qom, Raisi took part in protests against the Western-backed Shah...

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: crash; dead; ebrahimraisi; helicopter; iran
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To: Libloather

This should make things interesting to watch in the Middle East for a while.


61 posted on 05/20/2024 5:07:07 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Libloather

That was a ‘hard’ landing... Or as most people would call it... A stroke of good luck for humanity. They can run, but they can’t hide and the Mossad typically weeds them out. Hopefully his successor will keep that in mind.


62 posted on 05/20/2024 5:09:07 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Bonemaker

Ha ha.


63 posted on 05/20/2024 5:18:03 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Libloather

Give those pilots a medal!


64 posted on 05/20/2024 5:18:28 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: Libloather

Ebrahim, We Hardly Knew Ye!


65 posted on 05/20/2024 5:22:58 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: SaveFerris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YAjAf7DRss


66 posted on 05/20/2024 5:25:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: kiryandil

67 posted on 05/20/2024 5:39:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Bonemaker

68 posted on 05/20/2024 5:43:28 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

hamas kill him dead …..


69 posted on 05/20/2024 5:46:40 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: Libloather

So we got a 6 for. Not too shabby.


70 posted on 05/20/2024 5:53:27 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Flag_This

Super double secret diabolical!


71 posted on 05/20/2024 5:54:26 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: anton

Have you factored in mountainous terrain?


72 posted on 05/20/2024 5:54:50 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: USAF1985

Thats what happened to Kobe Bryant.


73 posted on 05/20/2024 6:00:37 AM PDT by Aquamarine (“Trump's Trials Don't Interrupt His Campaign—They Are His Campaign.”)
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To: anton

The Russians put out propo the helo was “shot down.”
So you now consider them a reliable source?
If we get a look at the wreckage, much will be revealed.


74 posted on 05/20/2024 6:05:15 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Libloather

I jus loves happy endings!


75 posted on 05/20/2024 6:14:26 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: silverleaf

...“Before becoming president in 2021, the ultraconservative had been the head of the judiciary.

+++++++++

I guess this guy was MAGA huh? /extreme Sarcasm


76 posted on 05/20/2024 6:19:27 AM PDT by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: frank ballenger

He was dubbed the Butcher of Tehran. The public are dancing in the streets and shooting off fireworks.


77 posted on 05/20/2024 6:41:23 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: silverleaf

With the current quickening of the magnetic poles shift perhaps there was navigation update mistake.


78 posted on 05/20/2024 6:42:31 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: Paul R.

Old Bell helicopter, or an Iranian copy.

It was a Russian Mi-171, a commercial version of the Mig-8 according to Denys Davydov. You can trust him on the info, there is a picture of the PM getting off the helicopter with the #.

Also note that the video from a helicopter was from a previous flight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5JyxCfr9io&t=847s


79 posted on 05/20/2024 7:31:28 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: maro

Shin Bet or Shabak, is the Israeli internal security service.
Aman is military intelligence and Mossad is their foreign intel service.


80 posted on 05/20/2024 7:38:34 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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