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

[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.

[mware]

Wonder if Minister of Defense was the true target.

[caww]

Fog is very thick and heavy where they’re searching.....

[marcusmaximus]

Good riddance.

[JayGalt]

Thanks, caww. Very interesting stream.

[vrwc1]

Very bad weather

You're right, the large square white and gray pixels are really bad in that video.

[ryderann]

“Azerbaijan has friendly relations with Israel.”

Armenia is right there too.

[meyer]

Did it really crash - or did he duck out into one of Iran’s nuclear test facilities in the mountains. A fake death, in other words.

[mware]

Had a classmate who died in a friendly fire chopper crash in Nam. His funeral was closed casket.

[LS]

Our Israeli friends, perhaps “thanking” Iran for the April 14 drone attack?

[marcusmaximus]

Another photo of Raisi's replacement.

[caww]

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is a hard- liner....hand in glove with Supreme Leader Khomeini......expected one day to take Komeini's place

[caww]

Yes.....I check that site when anything happens over there as I want to know what they’re telling their people

[Georgia Girl 2]

I worked with a former cobra pilot who survived two hard landings in Nam. In the second one his cop pilots head ended up in his lap.

[mware]

USmedia is way behind on this story. Damn.

[Enterprise]

Hey wait. That’s Buddy Hackett!

[Enterprise]

Bump!

[marcusmaximus]

[allendale]

That is the core of the regime’s leadership. These were the guys who implemented the policies that empowered Hamas and the Houthis. If in fact they are all dead, there will be a power struggle coming which may result in the weakening of the theocracy. The mullahs may be vulnerable. Too bad the Biden cabal has power and will do nothing to aid the Iranian people.

[Vermont Lt]

Does Boeing make choppers? LOL

[JayGalt]

The Iranian people are suffering greatly. Maybe they will be able to take advantage of this opportunity.