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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi missing in helicopter crash as frantic rescue mission is launched - hours after posing for pictures with Azerbaijan's leader
UK Daily Mail ^
| May 19 2024
| KAMAL SULTAN
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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran; News/Current Events
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To: mware
I should be on Breaking here....it’s very big news!
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:23:35 AM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: knighthawk
To: mware
Fox wants to wait for Biden to express his deep felt sorrow and condolences before they comment. And then they have to read the script prepared for them.
To: knighthawk
Raisi's replacement. Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber.
To: knighthawk
Fully vaxed pilot and helicopter made by boeing?
65
posted on
05/19/2024 8:27:20 AM PDT
by
fruser1
To: caww
Seeing it could lead to nuclear attack, if they have one, yes its big news. Anyone know who is next man up is?
66
posted on
05/19/2024 8:27:21 AM PDT
by
mware
To: mware
"Anyone know who is next man up is?" Hopefully the next man up is the next man down.
To: mware
68
posted on
05/19/2024 8:29:12 AM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: marcusmaximus
Thanks Marcus. You answered my question.
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:29:27 AM PDT
by
mware
To: marcusmaximus
Such a charismatic figure. I bet he’s really popular with small boys and goats.
To: caww
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:30:02 AM PDT
by
mware
To: mware
As Steve Lookner points out, the President of Iran is the second highest leader of Iran. The “Supreme Leader” is top leader. The Supreme Leader was not involved in this.
To: knighthawk
Eliminate the Old Guard in Iran. Then Iran will moderate, eventually.
Don't be surprised if the Mossad is behind this.
It may be subtle. Maybe they do not do their maintenance checks on the jet?
To: ChronicMA
Azerbaijan has friendly relations with Israel.
Azerbaijan supplies Israel with oil and Israel has exported military arms to Azerbaijan.
To: knighthawk
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:30:32 AM PDT
by
Ancesthntr
(“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
To: billorites
Didn’t Kobe Bryant have a hard landing? 🤔
76
posted on
05/19/2024 8:31:06 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)
To: AdmSmith
Two birds with one stone it seems.
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:31:44 AM PDT
by
mware
To: Georgia Girl 2
Yes, I just saw the autopsy drawings from that crash. Those blades sure wreck a human body.
78
posted on
05/19/2024 8:33:13 AM PDT
by
mware
To: knighthawk
...Boeing makes helicopters?
79
posted on
05/19/2024 8:35:24 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: mware
Words that are interchangeable:
Hard landing and fatal crash.
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posted on
05/19/2024 8:35:30 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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