Iranian president helicopter crashes due to foggy weather

Khamenei himself had urged the public to pray Sunday night.

“We hope that God the Almighty returns the dear president and his colleagues in full health to the arms of the nation,” Khamenei said, drawing an “amen” from the worshipers he was addressing.

However, the supreme leader also stressed the business of Iran’s government would continue no matter what. Under the Iranian constitution, Iran’s vice first president takes over if the president dies, with Khamenei’s assent, and a new presidential election would be called within 50 days.

First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber already had begun receiving calls from officials and foreign governments in Raisi’s absence, state media reported. An emergency meeting of Iran's Cabinet was held as state media made the announcement Monday morning. The Cabinet issued a statement afterward pledging it would follow Raisi's path and that “with the help of God and the people, there will be no problem with management of the country.”

Raisi a hard-liner who formerly led the country’s judiciary, was viewed as a protégé of Khamenei and some analysts had suggested he could replace the 85-year-old leader after Khamenei’s death or resignation.

With Raisi's death, the only other person so far suggested has been Mojtaba Khameini, the 55-year-old son to the supreme leader. However, some have raised concerns over the position being taken only for the third time since 1979 to a family member, particularly after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the hereditary Pahlavi monarchy of the shah.


Nah, did you see the fog there? Hella nasty. The funny part was that the other two somehow made it but his couldn't, weird. I mean wouldn't he be flying in between the two heli escorts? I guess one could attribute it to Allah willing. Sadly the Shiite theocracy will continue in another form.

3 Helos but only the one with the president mysteriously crashes.

Was it sabotaged, was it shot down, are they faking his death? Who benefits the most from his death?

And yeah, if Chucky claims there's no foul play, than there's a high probability that there was foul play.

This is the perfect time for a graph depicting "Fog Induced Helicopter Crashes, 1870 - 2024." Between Kobe Bryant and this guy the science is settled!

Happy to see the Juice are involved as this will include us in WW3!