Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 11:22:13 JST Steve Herman

   Iranian media report a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an accident in East Azerbaijan Province and some of his companions in the helicopter "managed to make contact with the center." https://www.iranintl.com/en/202405197603

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:42 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     Iran’s supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as the acting president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/05/20/725902/profile-mohammad-mokhber-serve-interim-president

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:43 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and their entourage have all been killed in the helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/iran%20president%20chopper%20incident

     Minoru Saba repeated this.
   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:44 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     A Turkish drone appears to have joined the aerial part of the search for the downed helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president and prime minister. https://www.flightradar24.com/AKINCI01/354ad8fc

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:44 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     Update: Anadolu News Agency (Turkey) - Akinci UAV identifies source of heat suspected to be wreckage of helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi and shares its coordinates with Iranian authorities.

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:45 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     “We are closely following reports of a possible hard landing of a helicopter in Iran carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister,” says a
     State Department spokesperson. “We have no further comment at this time.”

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:45 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     President Biden has been briefed on the helicopter crash in Iran, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters on Air Force One.

   • Embed this notice
     Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 23:08:46 JST Steve Herman

     in reply to

     Rescue teams have been deployed to the area in the foggy weather. - Tasnim News https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2024/05/19/3088737/accident-reportedly-happens-to-iranian-president-s-helicopter