Helicopter crash: Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. The Foreign Minister also died along with him in this helicopter accident. Iranian media claimed that both have died in the helicopter crash accident. After several hours of effort, the wreckage of the helicopter has been found. Actually, the helicopter crashed on Sunday in the dense and mountainous area of Azerbaijan. President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister and other officers were aboard this helicopter. A large-scale rescue operation was started after the accident.
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The chief of the Iranian Red Crescent said that rescue teams have reached the crash site and the wreckage of the helicopter. We have received videos from the rescue teams. They say that the entire cabin of the helicopter is badly damaged and burnt. And they say that at present there are no signs of survivors on the site. At the same time, Iranian state news agency IRINN and semi-official news agency Mehr News reported that no survivors have been found at the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.
When and how did the crash happen?
According to Iran’s state TV, President Raisi had gone to inaugurate the Kiz Kalasi and Khodafarin dams in Azerbaijan. After this, he was going to the city of Tabriz, which is about 50 kilometers away from there. Meanwhile, the helicopter crashed on the way. According to the BBC report, the place where the accident happened is a mountainous area. There was a lot of mist and fog there. Visibility was also not more than 5 meters.
Is it a conspiracy?
There were a total of 3 helicopters in the convoy of Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi. Two helicopters reached safely, but the President’s helicopter crashed. A section in Iran is suspecting a conspiracy behind this. A debate has also started on social media about this. US Senator Chuck Schumer has said in a statement that he spoke to intelligence agencies. So far there is no suspicion of any conspiracy or any evidence of it. The US State Department has also said that it is keeping a close eye on the incident.
Whom does Iran have enmity with?
Iran has a bitter enmity with Israel (Iran Israel War). Although the enmity between the two is more than 50 years old, but in recent times, after Israel’s attack on Gaza, the bitterness between the two increased. Just last month, Iran had launched missile and drone attacks on Israel. After this, Israel had warned of revenge and also retaliated. Since then, the possibility of a new war in the Middle East was being expressed.
Watch this footage from where the Iranian President’s helicopter crashed
Iran attacked Israel last month
In fact, the news of the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash has come at a time when Iran, under the leadership of President Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, carried out a massive drone and missile attack on Israel last month. Apart from this, Iran’s uranium enrichment has also reached close to the level required to make weapons. Raisi was in Azerbaijan early Sunday to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. This is the third dam, which both the countries have built on the Aras River.
Who was Raisi?
63-year-old Ibrahim Raisi has been a leader with a radical image, who previously led the country’s judiciary. He was seen as close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some analysts said he could replace the 85-year-old leader (Khamenei) after his death or resignation from the post. Raisi won Iran’s 2021 presidential election.
President Ibrahim Raisi died.
who will take over the command of Iran now?
What does the constitution say
After the sudden death of Ibrahim Raisi, the question is arising that who will take over the command of Iran after him? Know what the constitution of Iran says…
According to the Iranian constitution, if a sitting president suddenly dies, then under Article 131, the first vice president can be given this responsibility for a maximum of 50 days. However, for this, the approval of Iran’s supreme leader i.e. Ayatollah Khamenei will be necessary. According to this, Iran’s first vice president Mohammad Mokhbar can now be made the president.
After this, the council consisting of the Vice President, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Head of the Judiciary will have to arrange for the election of the new President within a maximum of 50 days. Ibrahim Raisi was elected President in 2021 and now the next presidential election was to be held in 2025. However, now after his death, elections will be held there again soon.
Who is Vice President Mohammad Mokhber?
The post of First Vice President in Iran is not an elected post but an appointed post, that is, there are no elections for it, rather the President himself appoints his aide. Raisi also appointed Mokhber as the First Vice President in August 2021, immediately after assuming the office of President.
In Iran, multiple vice presidents are appointed simultaneously – they mostly serve as cabinet members. However, Mokhber’s position is considered first among equals. After the post of prime minister was abolished in 1989, some of his powers were transferred to the first vice president.
Mokhber is the seventh person to hold the post of First Vice President since this amendment was made in the Constitution. Before being appointed to the post of Vice President, Mokhber served as the head of Iran’s Setad for 14 years. It is considered a powerful economic group, which mostly does religious activities.
