Tensions were running high in the Middle East this weekend when a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials went missing in the mountains while returning from a diplomatic trip to Azerbaijan. An initial search for the helicopter was called off due to inclement weather, but it was located early this morning. Raisi, the Foreign Minister, and all of the other passengers and crew were dead when they were discovered. Early speculation as to whether or not someone might have shot down the chopper has seemingly been put to rest and the crash was caused by bad weather and poor visibility. (NY Post)
Iran’s hardliner President Ebrahim Raisi was killed after a helicopter carrying the reviled leader known as the “Butcher of Tehran” crashed in a remote region of the country Sunday, state media reported.
Raisi, 63, his foreign minister and other passengers were…
