Search for Iran’s president underway after helicopter crash

Iranian rescue teams are racing to reach the remote site where Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went down. NBC News’ Keir Simmons has the latest details.

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[jonathanward]

“No evidence of foul play” means we got away clean guys.

[EAVTxUnisAcademy]

Hopefully the mountain is ok, please pray for a speedy recovery for the Helicopter.

[manuelherrera]

Who thought flying a helicopter in a fog was a good idea

[jezzeldelapena]

...MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN IRAN SPECIALLY THE WOMEN IS SO HAPPY AND CHEERING SECRETLY

[funtimefoxy]

I'm sorry, but having gone through my entire satchel of sympathy, I find I have none left for this guy.

[johnsmith-ifyc]

I weep for the innocence lost in this crash. The trees, the bushes, the insects that were killed pains me to my core

[vulcan]

My heart go's out the poor helicopter.

[squidwardmc]

His ego and crimes against humanity were too heavy for the helicopter.

[thatdude]

Did the world just become a better place?

[marvwatkins]

"Hard Landing" is like "Special Military Operation".

[borisreljanovic]

Congratulations to the genuine Iranian people who have been oppressed by his brutal regime by decades!!!

[MH-vbug]

My condolences to the mountain and helicopter that suffered

[jdesaavedra]

Hard landing due to fog means flew into a mountain when visual contact was lost. Cell signal means one phone survived the impact.

[SyntheticShinobi]

Literally zero Iranians like this guy (I’m Iranian)

[JeffBlack]

For safety reasons they should suspend all searching until Feb 31

[svensulzmann]

It’s like searching for the Easter Bunny. Only difference the Easter Bunny is actually well loved.

[laaaliiiluuu]

Reminds me of Kobe Bryant's crash. Fog and hilly terrain is not a great combination.

[StrangeBrew]

Man was I worried there was not going to be any good news today

[losingwill]

I’d be more surprised if this wasn’t an assassination as opposed to an actual accident.

[AnthonyBlamthony]

Okay so can we stop flying helicopters through fog now? You’re not beating nature bro bro lol