DUBAI (Reuters) -Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage. "President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

(Reuters) -Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage. “President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in the crash … unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead,” the official told Reuters.

  • the_crotch
    92·
    6 months ago

    If it comes out that Israel did this it’s going to be a Gavrillo Princep moment

    • lad@programming.devEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      If they think themselves to be prepared for it they can report Israel did this even if it was truly a maintenance issue

    • WamGams@lemmy.ca
      23·
      6 months ago

      Didn’t you know that Israel is responsible for every helicopter that crashed because a pilot decided to fly in unsafe conditions?

      • the_crotch
        1·
        6 months ago

        I didn’t say they did it. I said if they did it’s going to lead to a world war. It’s not like it’s out of character for Israel to assassinate people, have you seen Munich?