Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others found dead at the site of a helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, state media said on Monday. NBC News' Claudio Lavanga has the latest on Early Today.

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[methylbenzodiazepine]

The mountain was just nominated for a Nobel peace prize.

[jakecrawford]

Poor Helicopter. Thoughts and prayers for the helicopters family

[hrlincoln]

My condolences to any wildlife killed.

[MAIDU]

Praying for the Persian People to be Free from Dictatorship. 🕊️❤️‍🔥⚖️

[Mrchair]

May he be reincarnated as an Iranian woman. 🙏

[EE-kfip]

We were worried he survived. People are celebrating on the street. Report on that.

[stellarwind]

You never want to be in a helicopter near fog or mountains

[Narox.gaming]

A moment of silence for the trees, mountain, helicopter, and the pilots

[kel]

Why do people constantly get on Helicopters and small planes in inclement weather?

[fatemahamiri]

Me as an Iranian with the majority of Iran are so happy to hear he is not alive anymore! Cuz Raisi was a brutal murderer, he killed thousands of political prisoners when he was a justice chief!

[Netcentric-fkek]

they called him 'the butcher of Tehran'....for a reason

[luuys]

May God give Freedom to Iranian people 🙏🙏🙏

[greenman]

Anyone else notice how beautiful is the area that the reporter was standing in front of?
It may be a city or a town, but it has beautiful vines rambling across the building fronts, and lovely greenery in pots as well.

[LePetitChatNoir]

In other news… A toilet plunger recently blinked into existence with memories of his previous life as an Iranian president.

[Scott]

Mountains, fog, weather, helicopters. An old bell 212 with a 250 mile range attempting to fly 500 miles. Needed a fuel stop. No sign of fire. I could write the accident report in my sleep.

[nanooky]

Don't get excited he'll be replaced with another one

[marsargoxmiso]

Oh no that’s awful 😢 hope the mountain is okay and not much damage a lot of animals depend on the mountain

[chrisbuck]

Maybe iran should of stayed in their lane in the first place

[MrFrogTheChad]

My condolences to the grass that was burnt slightly.

[mariomosqueda]

My condolences to the fuel ⛽️ that was wasted