Iranian President Raisi was probably involved in a plane crash: he was flying a Russian Mi-171

Ibrahim Raisi was in a plane crash on the Russian Mi-171/Collage 24 Channel

On the afternoon of May 19, the helicopter that transported Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi crashed in the north-west of the country. The interesting thing is that it was a Russian Mi-171.

Local media reported this. At the same time, it is noted that rescuers are now trying to get to the helicopter. Previously, this process is complicated by unfavorable weather conditions.

What is known about the incident

AP writes that as of now there is no information about what happened to the plane, as well as who exactly was on it. Semi-official news agencies gave different explanations for what was happening.

Rescue workers are still trying to reach the scene of the accident, according to officials cited by the Iranian news agency IRIB. Heavy weather conditions and heavy fog made work difficult.

According to some published data, this happened in the area of ​​the Azerbaijani city of Julfa. The President of Iran was just returning from Azerbaijan, where he met with President Ilham Aliyev.

As Reuters reports, one of the three helicopters in Raisi’s motorcade was involved in an accident. As of now, the details of the incident remain inaccurate, details and details regarding this situation are being clarified. connection. In addition to Raisi, there were several other officials in the helicopter, in particular the Iranian Foreign Minister.

As reported by the Iranian Cyber ​​Corps TV channel on TG, the presidential helicopter was forced to land due to bad weather , and the president of the country is not in danger. Two more helicopters of the air column arrived safely at their destination.

Therefore, we note that it is not yet known for sure whether the President of Iran was on this particular board.

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• December 7 2023 Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Ibrahim Raise in Moscow. According to former KGB and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service employee Sergei Zhirnov, both states pose a danger not only to Ukraine, but also to the world.
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