Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Killed in Helicopter Crash: What Happened | Vantage with Palki Sharma

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we begin with Iran and the tragic

developments there a helicopter crash

that resulted in the death of their

president and foreign minister the

chopper went missing yesterday today the

worst was confirmed thean has declared 5

days of mourning but it also insists

that there won't be a disruption that

the government will continue operating

it will be a big test for The hardliners

Who rule the country they must find a

successor and they must do so quickly

someone who can steer Iran through one

of it the most volatile periods in West

Asia tonight as we recount the events of

the last 24 hours we'll also look at the

road

ahead and we begin with some images the

last moments of President Ibrahim RI

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this video was aired by Iranian State tv

the chopper crashed on Sunday Ry and his

team were in the northeast of Iran

in the province called East azerbijan

it's on the border between Iran and

aeran but the crash happened in Iranian

territory they were returning from a

ceremony a dam opening at the border it

was a high-profile event Azar Bean's

president ilham aliev was also present

so this ceremony was R's last official

act as Iran's

president the chopper went down in this

area the dimar protected area it's a

wildlife Corridor spread across Iran's

border with aeran there were nine

officials on board this Chopper the

president was accompanied by foreign

minister Hussein Amir Abdullah hyan a

governor a cleric and five other close

AIDS no one survived the crash their

deaths were announced by Iranian State

TV this

morning we are all from God and we go

back to him the servant of Imam Resa and

the servant of people Dr SED Ibrahim RI

the president of the Islamic Republic of

Iran became a mar in the path of serving

the

people so what happened why and how did

the chopper crash the details are

limited as of now here's what we have

this was a hilly area covered by dense

forest as you can see the weather was

poor yesterday there was a thick fog

over the area and these conditions could

have led to the crash the Iranian press

is reporting that rces Chopper made a

hard Landing so the weather may have

caused compli applications for the pilot

but did the helicopter

malfunction the possibility cannot be

ruled out the president and his team

were flying in a bell

212 that was the name of the chopper

Bell 212 it's an American Chopper a 4

decade old Relic most likely bought

before the Islamic revolution during the

rule of the Sha this was a non-combat

chopper designed to F government

officials so the chopper was fit for the

purpose but was it fit for flying 40

years is a long time even for the best

of machines Iran has been under Western

sanctions for years now it did not have

access to replace parts of the chopper

or to any new equipment now it's not

clear how well this machine was

maintained here's what experts say given

the lack of technology and upgrades the

pilot had to rely solely on their

ability to navigate tricky situations

like bad weather or difficult terrain so

the helicopter could have been outdated

as it turned out two more Cho were part

of R's Convoy both survived it was only

the president's ride that crashed was

this a case of Foul Play then so far

there's nothing to suggest that thean

has been treading cautiously yesterday

we heard from Ayatollah

alii the supreme leader of Iran and he

chose his words

carefully whether you are present here

or those who will hear my message later

be sure that there will be no disruption

in the work of the Country official have

been busy with their work very strongly

since this evening after hearing the

news of the

incident Israel has been cautious too

when the announcement came today Israeli

officials were quick to distance

themselves Israel says they had no role

whatsoever in this crash what about the

United States the American president is

yet to comment Reports say Joe Biden has

been briefed he's yet to make a public

statement leaders from the UAE Russia

China and the European Union have all

spoken they've offered condolences to

thean India's prime minister Narendra

Modi also issued a statement he was in

fact among the first leaders to offer

condolences and what about the people of

Iran how have they reacted to president

R's death well the reactions have been

mixed inside Iran in some Pockets people

took to the streets to mourn their

president's death some crowds were seen

in neighboring Iraq too

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but some reports paint a different story

they say people distributed sweets when

ricey and his allies were declared dead

outside Iran in Germany and the UK some

Iranians in Exile celebrated

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in the days ahead the world will be

closely watching Iran Muhammad m Iran's

current vice president has taken charge

for now this is a temporary appointment

if a serving president passes in office

Iran's Constitution mandates a fresh

election some observers fear that this

tragedy could spark a power struggle I

mean I think a lot of people might

celebrate or might be happy but also a

lot of people I think naturally would be

very worried we all expected a ferocious

struggle for power to begin after K dies

um it might have already begun uh with

with this

incident there are no obvious accessors

in sight yet how the hardliners navigate

the situation could determine the future

of the regime and that of the

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