Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Helicopter Crash Last Night
"Hard landing" near Mountainous Jolfa 375 Miles from Tehran, Search Under Way in Freezing Mountains
Addendun at 10:58 pm PST: Iran reports all on board the helicopter were killed.
Addendum at 4:12 pm: From CNN-
“2:25 p.m. ET, May 19, 2024
Iranian official says contact with 2 people aboard president's helicopter indicates crash was "not severe"
From CNN's Adam Pourahmadi and AnneClaire Stapleton
Iranian officials have spoken to two people on the same helicopter as President Ebrahim Raisi since it crashed Sunday, Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri told the country's semi-official FARS news agency.
Because officials made contact "several times" with a passenger and member of the flight crew shortly after the crash, "It appears that the incident was not severe," Mansouri said.
Three helicopters were flying on the same route before two lost contact with Raisi's helicopter, Mansouri said.
"The Ministry of Communications and other security agencies have identified the incident area within a 2-kilometer radius. Due to weather conditions, access to the area is challenging," he said.”
From Telegram
Here is the location in Northern Iran where their President's helicopter has reportedly crashed.
The area is extremely mountainous and borders Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Source: https://t.me/Jack_Posobiec/44468
From AP News
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