It appears President Raisi suffered significant injuries.
A source claims that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in critical condition after a helicopter crash. The same source also mentions Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian being injured in the incident. However, there's still hope as they report that the details from the crash site are concerning.
Reuters received this information anonymously. The helicopter had crashed during its journey back from a trip to the border with Azerbaijan, where the fog was thick and the terrain mountainous. Iranian President Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were on board the aircraft.
With this news, Iranian TV stations halted their usual programming to pray for Raisi's well-being across the nation. The head of the Iranian military, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, instructed all army and Revolutionary Guards units to be ready for assistance in finding the helicopter wreckage. The US State Department stated that they were keeping an eye on the situation. Joe Biden, the US President, was made aware of the incident.
Iran's Interior Minister, Ahmed Vahidi, confirmed an occurrence with a helicopter from the president's fleet but didn't detail whether Raisi and Amirabdollahian were part of it. Irna reported them being on board the helicopter.
According to the media, President Raisi was returning from a visit to the Azerbaijan border when the accident took place. Irna additionally added that the bad weather conditions were obstructing the search efforts. On TV, footage of rescue teams surveying the mountainous landscape in heavy fog was shown.
The hunt for the wreckage occurred near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, close to Jolfa. The accident site is about 150 kilometers northwest of Tabriz, the provincial capital, and more than 600 kilometers away from Tehran, the Iranian capital.
Raisi was elected president in 2021 and is known as a hardliner. He's responsible for the violent suppression of countrywide demonstrations that occurred after Mahsa Amini's death in police custody. Mahsa, aged 22, was apprehended by the morality police for allegedly not wearing her headscarf correctly. Additionally, Raisi promotes a harsh stance in global negotiations regarding Iran's contentious nuclear program.
Several analysts identify Raisi as a potential successor to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei openly supports Raisi's government policies.
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The helicopter crash involving President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran is causing widespread concern, as he and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were both on board. alarmingly, the condition of both leaders is critical following the incident near the Iran-Azerbaijan border.
Source: www.ntv.de
