Details Of The US-Made Bell 212 Helicopter That Killed Iranian President
Crashed Bell 212 helicopter estimated to be at least 30 years old, with Iranian military believed to possess 10 more of its type
Crashed Bell 212 helicopter estimated to be at least 30 years old, with Iranian military believed to possess 10 more of its type
Known as jurist and religious figure, Raisi won presidential election in 2021, becoming Iran’s 8th president
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After a night-long search operation hampered by bad weather, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other top officials have been declared dead. The IRNA state news agency says that also on board were Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, the imam for Friday prayers in the city of Tabriz, and General Malek Rahmati, the governor […]
Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived.
Iran ultimately is run by its 85-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But as president, Raisi supported the country’s enrichment of uranium up to near-weapons-grade levels, as well as it hampering international inspectors as part of its confrontation with the West.