c/worldnews · by curveoftheuniverse@lemmy.world · 2yIranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hopes-fade-wreckage-found-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-raisi-2024-05-20/119 points · 18 comments · view on lemmy.world
18 Comments
queermunist@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 2y
Things that make you go 🤔
Zoldyck@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Not really. Helicopters crash often, especially in terrible weather conditions, which was the case.
queermunist@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Nothing to see here.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 2y
Especially if it's a badly maintained Soviet era pile of junk.
Zane@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 2y
It was a US made Bell 212
applepie@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Awkwards... At least it wasn't a Boeing.
pingveno@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
That would be Soviet era, and they're likely not getting the US-made parts they need to properly maintain it.
Edit: And now Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's former foreign minister, is echoing what I said, blaming sanctions.
Zane@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ah yes, the famous Soviet era of the United States. How could I forget?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Words can't express my lack of anguish.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Oh... now I get that Onion headline.
curveoftheuniverse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
That one got me to laugh out loud.
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
He's with Kobe now
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Hmm.
Kekzkrieger@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
Words can't express how unhappy i am with these news.
KingJalopy@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 2y
These things happen
lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y
I wonder if Khamenei senses the end is near and is clearing the path for succession of his son, Mojtaba. Raisi was the other likely candidate to become Supreme Leader.
jaxxed@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
He gets to blame it on the Israelis.
pingveno@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Not even the Iranian government is doing that.