President Raisi along with the foreign minister found dead in Iran's mountainous northwest!!

[CaptainMaverick]

 

[CaptainMaverick]

Here are the latest developments.

President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was killed along with the country’s foreign minister in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the country’s mountainous northwest, state news media reported on Monday, leaving the country without two of its most influential figures at a time of heightened foreign tensions and domestic discontent.

The death of Mr. Raisi, a conservative who violently crushed dissent and was widely viewed as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, comes during a particularly tumultuous period for Iran. During Mr. Raisi’s tenure the country had been roiled by protests and economic upheaval and engaged in a long shadow war with Israel, which burst into the open in an exchange of direct strikes last month.

Mr. Raisi, 63, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling from Iran’s border with Azerbaijan after inaugurating a joint dam project at the time of the crash in a rugged, mountainous area near the city of Jolfa. Search and rescue teams scoured an area of mountains and dense forest through rain and fog. The authorities called off the aerial search at one point because of the weather, dispatching elite commandos of the Revolutionary Guards and others on foot.

Even before the crash site was located, Mr. Khamenei vowed in an address on state television that there would be “no disruption” to the country’s operations. “Senior officials are doing their work and I have advised them on the necessary points and all of the country’s operation will carry on smoothly and orderly,” he said.

Mr. Raisi had been viewed as one of the front-runners to succeed Mr. Khamenei as supreme leader. Now, his death paves the way for Mr. Khamenei’s son Mojtaba to assume that role.

Here’s what to know:

• Mr. Raisi, a hard-line religious cleric who came of age during the country’s Islamic revolution, was the second most powerful individual in Iran’s political structure after Mr. Khamenei.

• Following his ascent to the presidency in 2021, Mr. Raisi consolidated power and marginalized reformists. He continued to expand Iran’s regional influence, backing proxies across the Middle East that have conducted strikes against Israel and the United States, and oversaw a deadly crackdown on domestic protesters, many of them women and young people.

• Iranian law stipulates that if the president dies, power is transferred to the first vice president and an election must be called within six months. The first vice president is Mohammad Mokhber, a conservative politician.

• This is a particularly tumultuous period for Iran. Its long shadow war with Israel burst into the open after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, setting off the war in Gaza and a cascade of strikes and counterstrikes across the region. The hostilities became even more pronounced after Israel conducted airstrikes on a building in the Iranian Embassy complex in Syria in April. Iran retaliated with its first direct attack on Israel after decades of enmity, launching more than 300 drones and missiles toward the country, many of which were shot down.

• Domestically, Iran is also facing widespread anger, with many residents calling for an end to clerical rule. Corruption and sanctions have gutted the economy, stoking frustrations. In the last two years, the country has witnessed a domestic uprising, the Iranian currency plunging to a record low, water shortages intensified by climate change and the deadliest terrorist attack since the 1979 founding of the Islamic Republic.

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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

• Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in a helicopter crash 
• It comes hours after he was posing for pictures with Azerbaijan President Aliyev
• 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.

  It comes after Iran launched a massive drone-and-missile attack on Israel amid its conflict in Gaza.

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[Pavanonline]

13 minutes ago, CaptainMaverick said:

 

Sarina helicopter kuda ledu vellu malli podduna lesthe Israel ki challenge visurutaru

[psycontr]

2 minutes ago, Pavanonline said:

Sarina helicopter kuda ledu vellu malli podduna lesthe Israel ki challenge visurutaru

Accidents can happen with any helicopter or due to some conspiracy.

[JaiBalayyaaa]

USA hand unda

[Sam480]

Veedika emayna ayte world war start avtadi, they will blame israel and attack

and israel will counter attack

[TrishaManiac]

He’s not their supreme leader …he’s just president 

[futureofandhra]

6 minutes ago, Sam480 said:

Veedika emayna ayte world war start avtadi, they will blame israel and attack

and israel will counter attack

it wonot start 

[TrishaManiac]

8 minutes ago, Sam480 said:

Veedika emayna ayte world war start avtadi, they will blame israel and attack

and israel will counter attack

Can’t you see my comment? He’s not their supreme leader…..

[BattalaSathi]

nakenduko deentlo Bibi gaani hastham undemo anipisthondhi.

[veerigadu]

Inkaaaaa Middle East ippatlooo therukuneee chances kanipiyyatleeee naaku ayitheee. 

[Pavanonline]

52 minutes ago, Sam480 said:

Veedika emayna ayte world war start avtadi, they will blame israel and attack

and israel will counter attack

Iran hype ekkuva matter takkuva 

[veerigadu]

2 minutes ago, Pavanonline said:

Iran hype ekkuva matter takkuva 

Iran has strong Chinese backing. Chinkies motherboards are ready to unleash their dragon power.