{"id":2247939,"date":"2024-05-19T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-involved-in-major-incident-situation-uncertain\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T15:52:23","slug":"breaking-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-involved-in-major-incident-situation-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-involved-in-major-incident-situation-uncertain\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Update: Iranian President&#8217;s Helicopter in Serious Incident, Uncertainty Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-involved-in-major-incident-situation-uncertain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Iranian President&#8217;s helicopter\u200c was involved in a major incident in East Azerbaijan, near the border with\u200c Azerbaijan. Reports suggest a crash or hard landing. \u200dDespite losing contact,\u200d hope remains \u2063for the president and his \u2064companions. The incident occurred while Raisi was on a diplomatic visit to inaugurate a dam. Under his leadership, Iran has been\u200d linked \u200bto anti-Israel activities. The Iranian President&#8217;s helicopter encountered a significant mishap in East Azerbaijan, close to the Azerbaijan border, possibly resulting in a crash or\u200b rough landing. Communication was lost, but optimism persists for the safety\u200c of the president and others aboard. The incident took place during Raisi&#8217;s official trip to inaugurate a dam, amid associations with anti-Israel endeavors during his tenure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Breaking: Helicopter Carrying Iranian President Involved in Major Incident, Situation Uncertain<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 19, 2024 at 7:26am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Amid sparse details, reports out of Iran indicate that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered some type of incident on Sunday and may have crashed.<\/p>\n<p>The chopper experienced a \u201chard landing,\u201d Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administrations-inexplicable-move-may-just-escalated-israel-iran-clash-way-nations-wanted-avoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state media<\/a> reported, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-helicopter-raisi-b483ba75e4339cfb0fe00c7349d023b8\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-professor-makes-frightening-prediction-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s East Azerbaijan<\/a> province near its border with the country of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>One Iranian official called the incident a \u201ccrash\u201d but said he had not yet reached the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s IRNA news agency called the areas of the incident \u00a0a \u201cforest.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a1\ufe0fBREAKING<\/p>\n<p>IRNA reports that Dizmar forest is the exact location of the accident of the helicopter carrying President Raisi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cf7XfKPDOZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Cf7XfKPDOZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranObserver0\/status\/1792189892329668645?\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>State TV described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-thousand-u-s-flights-canceled-monday\/\" title=\"Over a Thousand U.S. Flights Canceled Monday\">poor weather conditions<\/a> in the areas of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFars News reports that contact with the helicopter transporting the Iranian president has been lost,\u201d Iran Observer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IranObserver0\/status\/1792181547681866042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will the Iranian president be found unharmed?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a1\ufe0fBREAKING<\/p>\n<p>Fars News reports that contact with the helicopter transporting the Iranian president has been lost. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3r1HLs9Huj\">pic.twitter.com\/3r1HLs9Huj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranObserver0\/status\/1792181547681866042?\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cReports indicate that the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of #Iran, has experienced an incident in East Azerbaijan,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rapper-sentenced-death-iran-lyrics-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> Tasnim News Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tasnimnews_EN\/status\/1792176636869107809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, some of the president\u2019s companions on this helicopter were able to communicate with Central Headquarters, raising hopes that the incident could have ended without casualties,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials, and they arrived at their destination safely,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-water-cannon-being-used-on-protesters-in-south-africa\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Water Cannon Being Used On Protesters In South Africa?\">agency posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incident Reported for Helicopter Carrying Iranian President<br \/> Reports indicate that the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, has experienced an incident in East Azerbaijan.<br \/> However, some of the president\u2019s companions on this helicopter\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pwr0R3Qtze\">pic.twitter.com\/pwr0R3Qtze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tasnimnews_EN\/status\/1792176636869107809?\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cSeyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem, Tabriz\u2019s Friday Prayer Imam, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were also reportedly on the helicopter with the president,\u201d the agency posted.<\/p>\n<p>According to The AP, Raisi had been in Azerbaijan to inaugurate a dam in a ceremony with Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev.<\/p>\n<p>Raisi, 63, has been sanctioned by the U.S. in part because of the execution of political prisoners in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, Iran has supplied weapons to anti-Israel terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent development, a helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was reportedly involved in a significant incident with uncertain implications. 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