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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 11:29:21 GMT -5
Pilot error or IDF playing games A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. Some officials began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be. The probable crash comes as Iran launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel just last month and has enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. Meanwhile, Iran has faced years of mass protests against its Shiite theocracy over an ailing economy and women’s rights — making the moment that much more sensitive for Tehran and the future of the country as the Israel-Hamas war inflames the wider Middle East. Raisi was travelling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Later, state TV put it farther east near the village of Uzi, but details remained contradictory. www.euronews.com/2024/05/19/iranian-presidents-helicopter-in-hard-landing-state-media-reports |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 11:38:17 GMT -5
OHHH CBN news just broke into Superbook on you tube to break the story
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 11:56:10 GMT -5
Here more info from CNN Internatinal Extreme cold could prevent rescuers from reaching helicopter crash site, Iranian media reports From CNN's Anne-Claire Stapleton Rescue teams are making all attempts to reach the Iranian president's helicopter quickly, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reports. Weather reports indicate that in the next two hours, the weather is expected to become extremely cold in the crash site area, which could prevent the rescuers from progressing, Tasnim reports. The Iranian government is asking for patience, prayer, and trust in the rescuers who are attempting to reach the site, government spokesperson Ali Bahadori-Jahromi said in a post on X. The Red Crescent, rescue teams, mountaineers and other rescue groups hope to arrive at the location of the possible coordinates of the president's helicopter in less than half an hour, Tasnim reports. Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 11:57:09 GMT -5
Now they saying might be weather Iran's health minister says crash site is difficult to access because of fog The site where a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed Sunday is very foggy, making it difficult for rescuers to search, according to Iranian Minister of Health Bahram Eynollahi. "We have set up treatment facilities. We are now in the area and all rescue forces are busy searching," Eynollahi said on state TV Sunday. "We have deployed all medical facilities, including emergency medicine, surgery and ambulance." The Iranian military has been in the area of the crash since it was first reported, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri said. "All the facilities, equipment and capacities of the army, the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and the police command are being used to provide relief and search for the helicopter of the president and his companions," Bagheri said. edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 11:58:00 GMT -5
Of course they sending rescue teams DUH! 20 rescue teams and drones sent to Iranian president helicopter crash site Twenty rescue teams and drones have been sent to the area where a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. The pair, along with a group of dignitaries, were aboard the helicopter returning from a ceremony for an opening of a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the aircraft “crashed upon landing in Varzaqan region on Sunday,” IRNA English reported. “20 rescue teams and drones have been sent to the area, but due to the impassability of the area, its mountainous and forest conditions, as well as unfavorable weather conditions, especially heavy fog, the search and rescue operation will take time,” IRNA said. IRNA also reported, citing locals, that the helicopter crashed in the Dizmar Forest area between the villages of Ozi and Pir Davood. Residents said they heard noises from the area, it added. Iran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi said one of the helicopters in a convoy was forced to make a hard landing due to foggy weather conditions edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 13:56:12 GMT -5
They try get more info via Western media but no dice YET Iranian official says contact with 2 people aboard president's helicopter indicates crash was "not severe" From CNN's Adam Pourahmadi and AnneClaire Stapleton Iranian officials have spoken to two people on the same helicopter as President Ebrahim Raisi since it crashed Sunday, Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri told the country's semi-official FARS news agency. Because officials made contact "several times" with a passenger and member of the flight crew shortly after the crash, "It appears that the incident was not severe," Mansouri said. Three helicopters were flying on the same route before two lost contact with Raisi's helicopter, Mansouri said. edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 19, 2024 13:57:11 GMT -5
WHOA they haven't found the helicopter NOT YET Iranian president's helicopter has still not been located by rescuers, military officials say The exact site where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed Sunday has still not been located, military officials involved in the rescue operation said. "The helicopters of the 6th combat base of Tabriz Air Force arrived in the Varzeqan area according to the order to carry out relief operations," the Commander of Iran's 6th Air Force Base said Sunday. "These helicopters, along with the rescue team, were sent to the helicopter accident area of the president's convoy from the early hours. Unfortunately, the operation failed due to unfavorable weather conditions." Officials have said rescuers are facing dense fog and extreme cold as the night grows later in Iran. It's currently just before 9:30 p.m. local time. The European Union is activating the Copernicus EMS satellite mapping service in response to the crash, following an "Iranian request for assistance," edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-president-helicopter-crash/index.html |
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