Helicopter traveling with Iran president involved in ‘incident’

May 19, 2024 at 6:48 PM

A helicopter carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi has had a “hard landing”, Iranian state television reported.

Incident Reported for Helicopter Carrying Iranian President – Iran’s Tasnim News Agency 

Reports indicate that the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has experienced an incident in East Azerbaijan.

However, some of the president’s companions on this helicopter were able to communicate with Central Headquarters, raising hopes that the incident could have ended without casualties.

There were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials, and they arrived at their destination safely.
Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem, Tabriz’s Friday Prayer Imam, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were also reportedly on the helicopter with the president.

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