Not reporting his death… Just a “hard landing.”
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray.
The likely crash came as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel last month and has enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
Iran has also faced years of mass protests against its Shiite theocracy over an ailing economy and women’s rights — making the moment that much more sensitive for Tehran and the future of the country as the Israel-Hamas war inflames the wider Middle East.
Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said what it called a “hard landing” happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Later, state TV put it farther east near the village of Uzi, but details remained contradictory.
Homeland, the TV Series, had a similar storyline.
A rapid unplanned disassembly?
A ‘hard landing’ is a perfect landing if they get to use the helicopter again.
Oh my. Nothing not serious, I hope?
What good news for the people of Iran to wake up to.
Israeli sources are supposedly claiming Raisi died.
https://patriots.win/p/17t1tchCCq/israeli-media-is-now-reporting-t/c
Maybe some patriot rigged one of those helicopters that bidepends gave to the muzloids back in 2021.
Hopefully he got the Vic Morrow treatment.
Helicopters. Fog. Mountains.
Some assembly required.
Crash….????
Rightttttttttttt.
I can’t keep my muzz math straight.
Does he get 27 or 57 raisins or virgins? 57 raisins I can believe. 57 virgins in that part of the world is inconceivable.
If Raisi did die will Biden’s boss order him to order him to fly American flags at half staff?
No magic carpet to lower him to safety?
PHenry
SUNDAY, 19 MAY 2024, 14:24 AT 2:24 PM
…here’s his 72 virgins…
http://econ-ecoff.blogspot.com/2011/05/osama-finally-meets-his-72-virgins.html?m=1
My condolences to professors of Ivey League schools, Democrats and the Bush family for their loss
It doesn’t matter, of course. The president of Iran is a figurehead, chosen by the real person of power, Ayatollah Khameini. This guy may as well be Joe Biden.
Oy, vey!
Helicopter: a flying machine with hundreds of thousands of parts working in unison to try to kill you.
Too bad that one failed.
…soooo, is it still OK to call the nut holding the rotor on a “Jesus Nut” if it spins off on a Moslem?
I pray for the speedy recovery of most of the body parts.
Hope it hurt!