# Iranian president, foreign minister in helicopter crash **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-president-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-crash/1001771 "2024-05-19T16:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-president-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-crash/1001771/1 "2024-05-19T16:37:23Z")
[https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/helicopter-iranian-presidents-convoy-accident-says-strate-tv-2024-05-19/](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/helicopter-iranian-presidents-convoy-accident-says-strate-tv-2024-05-19/) Haven’t seen another thread reporting this. As if the situation wasn’t chaotic enough… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-president-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-crash/1001771/2 "2024-05-19T16:48:51Z")
Slightly earlier thread with replies: > [@Helicopter carrying Iranian President and Foreign Minister has crashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-and-foreign-minister-has-crashed/1001772): > > A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed while he was visiting a northern region in the country Sunday, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA. His condition is currently unknown. Iranian officials say dense fog is making it difficult for rescue crews to locate the downed aircraft in the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province. The country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the governor of East Azerbaijan were among a number of officials also aboa… ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-president-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-crash/1001771/3 "2024-05-19T19:41:02Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > As if the situation wasn’t chaotic enough… Don’t worry, they will pin the blame on us. I saw one report that the Hamas-run Gazan Health Ministry claimed that there were 50 aid workers and 35 reporters in PRESS vests on the helicopter. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-president-foreign-minister-in-helicopter-crash/1001771/4 "2024-05-19T19:45:06Z")
See the other thread please.