Recovering Bodies After Raisi’s Helicopter Crash - Iran

Recovering Bodies After Raisi’s Helicopter Crash - Iran

Iranian rescue teams carry a body from the crash site of the Iranian presidential helicopter in the dense forest of Dizmar between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azerbaijan province, Iran on May 20, 2024. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash in the foggy mountains near the border with Azerbaijan after returning from an official trip. Iranian state television confirmed in the early hours of Monday the death of all passengers of the presidential helicopter, including six other people, members of the entourage, and crew, after the rescue teams found the bodies in the crash site in the north of the country. Raisi was among the top names to succeed Iran's aging absolute ruler, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamnei. Raisi came to power after winning the presidential election in 2021, and his short-lived reign was marked by a brutal crackdown on the women-led protest movement following the death of Mahsa Amini under the custody o

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