„Kein Lebenszeichen“ an der Absturzstelle eines Hubschraubers mit dem iranischen Präsidenten und anderen

https://apnews.com/article/426c6f4ae2dd1f0801c73875bb696f48

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  1. AP:

    >Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported.

    Edit:

    The view from a UAV of the scorch marks of the area where it crashed did not hint at a situation where there would be survivors:

    https://x.com/anadoluagency/status/1792348729858768951

    You can plug the coordinates from the public UAV footage into Google Maps (or Google Earth) to get an idea of what the surrounding terrain looks like:

    >Geolocation of the wreckage in initial photos from the helicopter crash that likely killed Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi.

    >38.718959, 46.654892

    >https://x.com/Nrg8000/status/1792386813107359944

    >* [Google Maps link](https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B043'08.3%22N+46%C2%B039'17.6%22E/@38.7181651,46.6555057,2751m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d38.7189722!4d46.6548889?entry=ttu)

    [Reuters, citing an Iranian official,](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hopes-fade-wreckage-found-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-raisi-2024-05-20/) reported that the helicopter was “completely burned” in the crash.

    Tweet from another user that shows the impact site being broadcast:

    * https://x.com/Schizointel/status/1792396138554740823

    Media reports from earlier today said that visibility was less than 5 meters (16 feet) at the time. That implies that when the pilot noticed (if he even noticed) what was happening–it was too late.

    Edit:

    BBC News: Iranian Media: Iranian PM Raisi confirmed dead

  2. Massive.

    There was no one else other than Raisi suited to carry the torch once Khamenei goes. He doesn’t even trust his own son the way he trusted Raisi.

  3. Imagine taking 16 hours to find the president of your country…

    *Yikes*

  6. You know, I was just thinking the other day “Gee, it’s been like, 36 hours since the last Once-In-A-Lifetime Event has happened to my millennial self. I boy sure could use another one”

  7. What are the differences between the president and the VP that will be replacing him?

    Is there going to be significant changes in any way?

  8. Rest in pieces and burn in hell you fanatic murderous fuck

  11. the supreme leader is 85 and in poor health, and this guy was almost for sure going to be the next supreme leader. this is pretty massive, and is honestly bigger than if khamenei died (given that he probably will pass on in the next few years). this is going to cause a massive mess in the upper echelons of iranian leadership as new contenders fight for power.

    also, the helicopter was a bell 212, which is a super old american copter that stopped production almost 30 years ago. the US ofc has completely blocked all support for iran’s military aviation industry (to the point that every beloved f-14 was blown up just to make sure iran couldn’t get their hands on any for parts), and this has caused iran to have one of the worst aviation safety records on the planet. sanctions work, they just sometimes take a lot longer than desired, and they often work in mysterious ways.

    today is a good day for all iranians (except you know, the shitty ones at the top).

  13. Idiots on social media are actually infuriating me. “Butcher of Death” proclaimed by Iranians is not someone to mourn. He has ordered the executions of thousands of innocents.

  14. I always say “better the devil that you know” but this guy was a real piece of work.

    Hoping Iranians get better leadership after this, but not holding my breath.

  16. That’s a shame…

    I hoped they’d be eaten by bears instead

  20. Thank you OP! Half a day with practically no one talking about the very scant reports

  24. This is actually huge. It may have huge global implications.

  26. Hopefully it causes unrest in Iran, although it will likely not be enough to topple the dictatorship…

  29. Is there any geopolitician among the almighty redditors who can analyze the impact of this?

  30. No signs of life. Nothing. No birds, no bugs, no plants, no bearded men.

  32. The will of Allah,
    Do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when ˹their˺ eyes will stare in horror—

  33. Wonderful. He’s right next to Soleimani in hell. Nasrallah, Sinwar, and Khomeini hopefully next.

  36. With their Supreme Leader older than dirt and President dead, stack this with protest and ongoing global issues what Iran does next will be interesting to see.

  37. Nice to see Western solidarity here. Fuck Iran. Karma is a bitch.

  38. Ah so the headlines saying “a rough landing” actually mean “it crashed and they died.”

  39. If you believe in God, you literally can’t find a bigger sign of God telling you that your government sucks.

  40. This guy was the Heinrich Himmler of Iran. It’s no wonder Iranians are celebrating his death

  41. This is the day where many prayers around the world were answered.

  42. The death of a guy called “The Butcher of Tehran” couldn’t possible be that bad

  43. I feel bad for all the trees. Iran really seems like a beautiful country.

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