Top Iranian Commander dismissed implications of crash that killed former Iranian President Raeisi
The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has dismissed allegations suggesting that adverse weather conditions were not the cause of the fatal crash that led to the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi last year.
In an official statement released on Saturday, the communication center of the General Staff announced the findings of a comprehensive investigation into the recent helicopter crash involving the president. The probe determined that the incident, which occurred in a mountainous region of northwest Iran, was solely attributable to the “complex weather and geographical conditions” prevalent in that area.
The possibility of technical failures, sabotage, terrorist attacks, explosions, or electronic warfare has been categorically ruled out.
A recent statement has categorically dismissed the online rumors about President Ra’eesi’s death as baseless and disconnected from reality. The statement attributes these claims to either ignorance, misinformation, or deliberate attempts to serve particular agendas.
In a recent online interview, the sibling of the former security chief for ex-President Ra’eesi revealed that his brother was against the presidential delegation’s visit to the region bordering Azerbaijan.
Iranian parliamentarian Hamid Rasa’ee has raised concerns over President Ebrahim Ra’eesi’s situation, stating that questions surrounding the president remain unresolved. Rasa’ee remarked, “The circumstances surrounding the president continue to be a matter of uncertainty, with no answers forthcoming to clarify this mystery.”
In a tragic incident on May 19, 2024, a helicopter crash in the mountains resulted in the deaths of the late President Ra’eesi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six other individuals. The helicopter reportedly caught fire following the crash.
President Ra’eesi was interred at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, located in northeastern Iran.
