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

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Published 2024-05-20
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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All Comments (21)
  • @Mrchair905
    May he be reincarnated as an Iranian woman. 🙏
  • Poor Helicopter. Thoughts and prayers for the helicopters family
  • @Parsa.naraxyyy
    A moment of silence for the trees, mountain, helicopter, and the pilots
  • @530MAIDU
    Praying for the Persian People to be Free from Dictatorship. 🕊️❤️‍🔥⚖️
  • @EE-kf8ip
    We were worried he survived. People are celebrating on the street. Report on that.
  • 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!
  • @kel5088
    Why do people constantly get on Helicopters and small planes in inclement weather?
  • @greenman6141
    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.
  • @luuys7253
    May God give Freedom to Iranian people 🙏🙏🙏
  • In other news… A toilet plunger recently blinked into existence with memories of his previous life as an Iranian president.
  • @nanooky9764
    Don't get excited he'll be replaced with another one
  • @Scott767300
    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.
  • @chrisbuck96
    Maybe iran should of stayed in their lane in the first place