Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Confirmed Dead In Helicopter Crash, State Media Says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday morning at the site of a helicopter crash, state media confirmed, following an hours-long search for the wreckage in Iran’s mountainous East Azerbaijan province.

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[derpdiggler]

This is a massive tragedy that Khamenei wasn't on board too

[Cat-Tiger-Taegi-Cult]

Imagine being so universally hated that your death brings people together from every walk of life to celebrate

[gpapaz]

wishing the mountains a full and speedy recovery

[phillipsheppard]

Disclaimer:
No mountains were harmed during the filming of this video.

[dlu]

"Vengeance is mine, " saith the Lord!

[poriasfl]

Guys i am persian (iranian people) and we are dosen't sad for this we are hate the goverment of iran

[BigfootXpert]

Caulk one up for women’s rights and 22, 000 people who went to prison bc of this horrible man.

[jatpack]

Helicopter travel through mountains and dense fog is not ideal, especially for a head of state.

[st_Force_Recliner]

The surprise on his face when he got to where he went. He thought it was hot in the desert, no a/c down in the pit.

[RoachSanderson]

Well I feel like there aren't very many people sad about this.

[bristol]

Is that what a "hard landing" looks like?

[digital_]

Rumor has it he was about to go public with some major news about Boeing

[spencertouch]

Sorry I couldn’t hear you, you said death to who?

[northsky]

99.999% of the worlds population is extremely happy

[lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

This is a nice change of pace from all the negative stories we usually get.

[unacarafea]

Well that's a new take on blurry videos and no talking or new Excellent journalism.

[rdgurule]

The real tragedy is the loss of a much loved and respected helicopter.

[carguy.]

😂 Mother Nature talking out the trash!

[StrangeBrew]

Man and I was worried there wasn’t going to be any good news today

[LEVELGAZANOW]

It’s nice to wake up to good news in the morning