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240B · « **on:** May 19, 2024, 11:41:51 am »

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is missing in helicopter crash as Tehran says 'his life is at risk' amid frantic rescue mission - a month after he ordered missile barrage on Israel

DAILYMAIL.COM
By KAMAL SULTAN
19 May 2024

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's 'life is at risk' after he was involved in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan.

A frantic search mission is underway after the aircraft, which was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province near Jolfa, around 375 miles northwest of Tehran, suffered a 'hard landing', according to Iranian state television.

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.

The lives of President Raisi and foreign minister Amirabdollahian are at risk following the crash over mountain terrain, an Iranian official told Reuters.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13435325/Iranian-president-Ebrahim-Raisi-involved-helicopter-hard-landing-incident.html

GtHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2024, 12:22:18 pm »

240B · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2024, 12:29:34 pm »

mystery-ak · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2024, 01:31:48 pm »

OSINTdefender
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Israeli Media is now reporting that Officials believe the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi has Died as a result of a Helicopter Crash earlier today near the City of Jolfa in Northwestern Iran.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2024, 01:34:13 pm »

Events this week in Slovakia and now Iran?

Who said there was no such thing as coincidences?

Wingnut · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2024, 01:36:58 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on May 19, 2024, 01:34:13 pm

Events this week in Slovakia and now Iran?

Who said there was no such thing as coincidences?

Rule 39!

mountaineer · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2024, 01:40:04 pm »

Excuse me, I need to go bake a cake.

libertybele · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2024, 02:47:15 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on May 19, 2024, 01:40:04 pm

Excuse me, I need to go bake a cake.

Sounds like a perfectly splendid idea.

libertybele · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2024, 02:50:07 pm »

President Raisi’s helicopter crashes in Iran: What we know so far

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has yet to be found, despite conflicting reports that the location where his helicopter went down had been found.

But those reports were quickly dismissed by the Iranian Red Crescent and the world continues watching Iranian emergency crews searching for Raisi in a remote area near Jolfa in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province where his helicopter went down, while the rest of the convoy continued.

Raisi was returning from Iran’s border with Azerbaijan, where he and the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated a cooperative dam project, the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries. Twenty rescue teams as well as an unknown number drones have been sent to the area where the helicopter came down.

Information is slowly emerging on this incident, but here is what we know so far.
What happened?

Reports of a helicopter in the president’s convoy crashing first circulated on social media and were quickly picked up by local media. An initial report by the state-linked Mehr news website said Raisi had opted to travel to Tabriz by car due to the foggy weather conditions, and that he was safe.

The news was subsequently taken down after state television confirmed that the missing helicopter was carrying Raisi and the other officials. State television said the helicopter suffered a “hard landing”.
Who was in the helicopter?

Travelling with Ebrahim Raisi were Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to East Azerbaijan, according to state media.
Did all three helicopters disappear?

No, two of the three helicopters in the president’s convoy made it back safely to the city of Tabriz.

Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Housing and Transportation Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash were in the helicopters that made it back safely...................

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/19/president-raisis-helicopter-crashed-in-iran-what-we-know-so-far

Hoodat · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2024, 02:56:42 pm »

dfwgator · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2024, 03:24:49 pm »

libertybele · « **Reply #11 on:** May 19, 2024, 03:27:51 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on May 19, 2024, 01:34:13 pm

Events this week in Slovakia and now Iran?

Who said there was no such thing as coincidences?

Timber Rattler · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2024, 03:28:14 pm »

Hoodat · « **Reply #13 on:** May 19, 2024, 03:28:31 pm »

Jake Sullivan and Susan Rice are in mourning. Expect Biden to cut off all aid to Israel over this.

libertybele · « **Reply #14 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:04:51 pm »

Iranian officials detect exact location of Raisi's helicopter crash site

Military crews are heading to the exact location of the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a military commander in the region said, according to state news agency IRNA.

A signal was received from the helicopter and the mobile phone of one of the crew members at the crash site, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander for East Azerbaijan province, where the crash occurred.

"Military forces are heading to the location and hope to have some good news," the commander said, according to IRNA.

Turkey says it will send night vision rescue helicopter to aid Iran in its search

Iran has requested assistance from Turkey in the search for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's crashed helicopter, the Turkish disaster and emergency management ministry said Sunday.

Iran requested a night vision search and rescue helicopter, the ministry said.

Turkey is also sending six vehicles and 32 mountaineer search and rescue personnel to Iran, according to the ministry.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on X that his government is "following the incident closely, in full contact and coordination with the Iranian authorities."

"On behalf of my nation, I convey my get well wishes to our neighbor, friend and brother Iranian people and government, and I hope to receive good news from Mr. President and his delegation as soon as possible," Erdoğan added.

Remember: It's about 11 p.m. local time in the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province where the president's helicopter went down. Even in daylight, dense fog in the area had hindered the search effort.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html

Fishrrman · « **Reply #15 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:06:54 pm »

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is missing in helicopter crash as Tehran says 'his life is at risk'

We can hope...
...that...

DCPatriot · « **Reply #16 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:08:24 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on May 19, 2024, 04:04:51 pm

Iranian officials detect exact location of Raisi's helicopter crash site

Military crews are heading to the exact location of the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a military commander in the region said, according to state news agency IRNA.

A signal was received from the helicopter and the mobile phone of one of the crew members at the crash site, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander for East Azerbaijan province, where the crash occurred.

"Military forces are heading to the location and hope to have some good news," the commander said, according to IRNA.

Turkey says it will send night vision rescue helicopter to aid Iran in its search

Iran has requested assistance from Turkey in the search for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's crashed helicopter, the Turkish disaster and emergency management ministry said Sunday.

Iran requested a night vision search and rescue helicopter, the ministry said.

Turkey is also sending six vehicles and 32 mountaineer search and rescue personnel to Iran, according to the ministry.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on X that his government is "following the incident closely, in full contact and coordination with the Iranian authorities."

"On behalf of my nation, I convey my get well wishes to our neighbor, friend and brother Iranian people and government, and I hope to receive good news from Mr. President and his delegation as soon as possible," Erdoğan added.

Remember: It's about 11 p.m. local time in the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province where the president's helicopter went down. Even in daylight, dense fog in the area had hindered the search effort.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html

Damn... I think God needs to upgrade His hearing aids.

Lit a candle and whispered a prayer for Obama's helicopter to make a hard landing.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #17 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:10:38 pm »

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Lots of Conflicting Information right now by Iranian State Media and Officials about the Crash Site and its Location as well as possible Survivors.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:12:30 pm »

My guess?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #19 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:14:19 pm »

https://twitter.com/Pismo_B/status/1792230898492145778

mystery-ak · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:15:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1792258054777352248

libertybele · « **Reply #21 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:18:02 pm »

Raisi’s death wouldn’t change Iranian policy, but would spark fight for power

It is too early to know the fate of Iran’s president and foreign minister after their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran Sunday, but initial signs don’t look especially promising.

An Iranian official told Reuters that while authorities are “still hopeful,” the information coming from the crash site is “very concerning.”

The lives of President Ebrahim Raisi, along with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, are “at risk,” the official added.

Though the deaths of two senior Iranian officials would be a dramatic development at a time when multiple conflicts are raging in the region, it likely would not affect the course of those fights significantly, with decisions over foreign policy and war under the purview of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

“The president of the Islamic Republic is an implementer, not a decision-maker,” explained Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran. “So the policies of the Islamic Republic, the fundamentals of those policies, will remain the same.”..............

https://www.timesofisrael.com/raisis-death-wouldnt-change-iranian-policy-but-would-spark-fight-for-power/

libertybele · « **Reply #22 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:22:45 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on May 19, 2024, 04:15:57 pm

https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1792258054777352248

Darn climate change!

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #23 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:44:41 pm »

[/Sarcasm] Jolfa is as close to Ukraine as it is to Israel. I blame all those Ukrainian Nazis! They're POed that Iran gives drones to Putin. [/Sarcasm]

More seriously, choosing to fly a helicopter in poor visibility conditions was a high-risk choice. And how well the Iranians maintain their helicopters is worth considering as well. I'm thinking, absent actual information, that this cigar may be nothing more than a cigar.

libertybele · « **Reply #24 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:51:53 pm »

Quote from: PeteS in CA on May 19, 2024, 04:44:41 pm

[/Sarcasm] Jolfa is as close to Ukraine as it is to Israel. I blame all those Ukrainian Nazis! They're POed that Iran gives drones to Putin. [/Sarcasm]

More seriously, choosing to fly a helicopter in poor visibility conditions was a high-risk choice. And how well the Iranians maintain their helicopters is worth considering as well. I'm thinking, absent actual information, that this cigar may be nothing more than a cigar.

A signal was heard from the helicopter which is a perhaps a sign that he's still alive.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #25 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:57:04 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on May 19, 2024, 04:51:53 pm

A signal was heard from the helicopter which is a perhaps a sign that he's still alive.

@libertybele

If this were a Tom Clancy novel...Mossad took down the copter, put everyone to sleep ala "Goldfinger" at Fort Knox, and kidnapped the MFer back to Tel Aviv...cut off an ear and are parcel posting it to Teheran for further instructions on the October 7th hostages.

libertybele · « **Reply #26 on:** May 19, 2024, 04:57:52 pm »

Quote from: DCPatriot on May 19, 2024, 04:57:04 pm

@libertybele

If this were a Tom Clancy novel...Mossad took down the copter, put everyone to sleep ala "Goldfinger" at Fort Knox, and kidnapped the MFer back to Tel Aviv...cut off an ear and are parcel posting it to Teheran for further instructions on the October 7th hostages.

libertybele · « **Reply #27 on:** May 19, 2024, 05:00:02 pm »

Who flies a helicopter in thick fog??? Maybe the fog came on all of a sudden ... but you would think that they would have checked the weather forecast ahead of time. But .... the sniffer dogs have been called in....

Thick fog hampers efforts to find Iran's president after reported helicopter crash

EAST AZERBAIJAN PROVINCE, Iran – Rescue teams are searching for the helicopter carrying Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi after it reportedly crashed Sunday amid heavy fog.

The president and foreign minister were flying through the mountains in the northwest of the country after a dam inauguration with the president of Azerbaijan.

The spokesperson for Iran's Emergency Services said that the fog is making air rescue efforts "impossible." The remote rugged terrain in the mountainous region near the country's border with Azerbaijan has slowed the 46 rescue crews, eight ambulances, drones and sniffer dogs. Local media also reported heavy rain and cold temperatures in the area.

The interior minister confirmed on state-run TV that one of the helicopters of the president's convoy was forced to make "a hard landing."...............

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/iran-president-helicopter-crash

GtHawk · « **Reply #28 on:** May 19, 2024, 05:09:39 pm »

Has Biden offered assistance yet?

roamer_1 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 19, 2024, 05:23:04 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on May 19, 2024, 05:00:02 pm

Who flies a helicopter in thick fog??? Maybe the fog came on all of a sudden ... but you would think that they would have checked the weather forecast ahead of time. But .... the sniffer dogs have been called in....

It's mountains. Fog can happen in minutes as the clouds are pressed down and stack up.

rustynail · « **Reply #30 on:** May 19, 2024, 05:59:01 pm »

Obama should step forward and lead his beloved Iran.

libertybele · « **Reply #31 on:** May 19, 2024, 05:59:26 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on May 19, 2024, 05:23:04 pm

It's mountains. Fog can happen in minutes as the clouds are pressed down and stack up.

Ok...point made. We'll see if they find him.

Hoodat · « **Reply #32 on:** May 19, 2024, 06:01:10 pm »

Quote from: rustynail on May 19, 2024, 05:59:01 pm

Obama should step forward and lead his beloved Iran.

If he only knew how to lead.

libertybele · « **Reply #33 on:** May 19, 2024, 06:14:30 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on May 19, 2024, 06:01:10 pm

If he only knew how to lead.

All I know is that this country is in a world of hurt and we are in desperate need of a very good, strong leader. I'm afraid it may be too late.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 19, 2024, 07:04:49 pm »

45 minutes has past, and I've got $2.00 on the "This muzzie's already enjoying his 72 Virgin Goats" square!!!!!

Enough of the suspense already!!!!!! How 'bout some news/

mountaineer · « **Reply #35 on:** May 19, 2024, 08:12:07 pm »

George Papadopoulos
@GeorgePapa19
Why would Iran’s president would be on a helicopter in Azerbaijan?

Hostile country towards Iran

Mossad bases there

Turkish military advisors there

If he was shot down, this has the potential to drag in not only Azerbaijan, but Turkey and Israel into a direct confrontation with Iran.
5:04 PM · May 19, 2024

DCPatriot · « **Reply #36 on:** May 19, 2024, 08:40:25 pm »

When you can't maintain your equipment,
When the weather conditions are terrible,
When the terrain doesn't allow immediate aid to senior officials...

...That's Amore!!

libertybele · « **Reply #37 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:09:33 pm »

Quote from: DCPatriot on May 19, 2024, 08:40:25 pm

When you can't maintain your equipment,
When the weather conditions are terrible,
When the terrain doesn't allow immediate aid to senior officials...

...That's Amore!!

DB · « **Reply #38 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:13:19 pm »

The only reason the locator beacons/satellite communications wouldn't work is if that "hard landing" involved being burnt to a crisp...

libertybele · « **Reply #39 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:13:45 pm »

Turkish drone assisting Iranian search finds heat source, may be chopper’s wreckage

A Turkish drone has identified a source of heat suspected to be the wreckage of the Iranian president’s helicopter, Anadolu news agency says on X.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/helicopter-iranian-presidents-convoy-accident-says-strate-tv-2024-05-19/

LadyLiberty · « **Reply #40 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:39:06 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on May 19, 2024, 05:09:39 pm

Has Biden offered assistance yet?

As of now, no. He’s just trying to find an excuse to print and transfer $35 billion.

240B · « **Reply #41 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:45:29 pm »

Quote from: rustynail on May 19, 2024, 05:59:01 pm

Obama should step forward and lead his beloved Iran.

While I am sure Obama and his adoptive mother Jarrett would love nothing more than to empty the U.S. Treasury to Iran and to move there, it cannot happen. Even though he is Obama and he is a National Hero of Iran, if he went to Iran with his 'partner' Michelle, things would not go well for them.

Iran is the most fundamentalist of Islamic fundamentalism.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #42 on:** May 19, 2024, 10:09:02 pm »

Quote from: DB on May 19, 2024, 09:13:19 pm

The only reason the locator beacons/satellite communications wouldn't work is if that "hard landing" involved being burnt to a crisp...

Or a deep ravine where the signal is basically going straight up...

DCPatriot · « **Reply #43 on:** May 19, 2024, 10:30:55 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on May 19, 2024, 10:09:02 pm

Or a deep ravine where the signal is basically going straight up...

Damned gravity!!

240B · « **Reply #44 on:** May 19, 2024, 10:37:10 pm »

There are some unconfirmed reports that Iranians are celebrating the death of President Raisi.

corbe · « **Reply #45 on:** May 19, 2024, 11:19:45 pm »

Sighlass · « **Reply #46 on:** May 20, 2024, 01:33:24 am »

I have no doubt Iran will manage to find someone even worse to replace him.

bigheadfred · « **Reply #47 on:** May 20, 2024, 02:40:18 am »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-crash-live-updates-president-ebrahim-raisi-dead-in-helicopter-crash-state-media-says/ar-BB1mGVbF?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Iran crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash, state media says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials died in a helicopter crash in the country’s East Azerbaijan province, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported. The chopper crashed Sunday in thick fog, and search teams struggled for hours in mountainous terrain and poor weather. The deaths of some of the country’s top leaders come at a time of turmoil in the wider region, as the war in Gaza has escalated tensions.

A total of nine people, including Iranian officials and crew members, were killed in the crash, according to Sabreen News, a media organization affiliated with Iranian-backed militias.

More at link

DCPatriot · « **Reply #48 on:** May 20, 2024, 05:01:52 am »

Quote from: bigheadfred on May 20, 2024, 02:40:18 am

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-crash-live-updates-president-ebrahim-raisi-dead-in-helicopter-crash-state-media-says/ar-BB1mGVbF?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Iran crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash, state media says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials died in a helicopter crash in the country’s East Azerbaijan province, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported. The chopper crashed Sunday in thick fog, and search teams struggled for hours in mountainous terrain and poor weather. The deaths of some of the country’s top leaders come at a time of turmoil in the wider region, as the war in Gaza has escalated tensions.

A total of nine people, including Iranian officials and crew members, were killed in the crash, according to Sabreen News, a media organization affiliated with Iranian-backed militias.

More at link

American Girl · « **Reply #49 on:** May 20, 2024, 08:05:23 am »

It was an inside job..... two high ranking in the same aircraft. Lack of military jet cover.

Helicopters don't have tail fins like that, not much burning so it blew up in the air...

Can someone clarify whether it was a plane or a helicopter?

https://www.usasupreme.com/photos-irans-leader-crash-aftermath-reveals-strange-facts-about-the-helicopter/