Snow rain start in the Helicopter crash area. Situation is not good so far.
Footage of terrible weather conditions on Iran- Azerbaijan border impeding search for Raisi helicopters. Rescuers expect 3 more hours at least.already past midnight local time, Monday. Search started 7.5 hrs ago.
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident where crash happened.
The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest.
"We are still hopeful but information coming from the crash site is very concerning," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymit.
A X user writes "This always happens to Muslim leaders, either their helicopter crashes or they are assassinated. This is not an accident. It is always planned, just like before."
But it seems like he is safe as people are praying for his safe return.
But it is difficult to say the reason behind the crash whether it was a Israeli conspiracy theory or technical fault?
