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With the fate of the Iranian president uncertain, is the Middle East really going to be chaotic?
It had been a day and a night since the hard landing of Raisi's helicopter, but the landing site had not been found or the crew had been contacted, and the other two helicopters had arrived safely. Iran's vice president said: "There is nothing serious. ”
Judging from the footage taken by reporters at the scene, thick fog shrouded the land and sky, and bad weather seemed to indicate a bad outcome.
Why did Raisi's helicopter make a sudden hard landing?
The helicopter made a hard landing, and the whole country prayed
"Hard landing" is a term for a helicopter accident, because there is no gliding function, the speed landing in the event of a sudden accident can also be understood as the helicopter directly smashing into the ground.
In the past, during the Pahlavi Dynasty, Iran and the United States had a close relationship and introduced a lot of American equipment, including fighter planes, airplanes and other products, and the helicopter that Iranian President Raisi took this time was one of the equipment of the United States.
Biden briefed on the hard landing of Iran's presidential helicopter, and the U.S. State Department said that it was "closely following the incident." "There has been no news since.
What's going on?
According to the description of Iranian media and foreign media, the entire process of the hard landing of the Iranian helicopter is almost clear, and most of the countries in the Middle East have a "willing" attitude towards search and rescue, and cynicism is mixed in with it.
On 19 May, Raisi and his entourage first attended a ceremony for a water conservancy project in Azerbaijan, and after meeting with Azerbaijani President Aliyev at the Jizkalasi Dam, Raisi and his entourage went to Tabritu, the capital of Azerbaijan, accompanied by the governor of East Azerbaijan Province and others.
It was on the way to Tabritu that the helicopter had an accident.
At noon on the same day, Iranian President Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian sat in the same helicopter, and the rest of the entourage took two helicopters.
At the time of the incident, Iranian officials did not admit that Raisi's car had been involved in the accident, and its Iranian media Fars News Agency reported that due to foggy weather, the president and foreign minister were in good condition and were changing cars to Tabritu.
And Iranian Vice President Mansoori said that the helicopter situation is not serious. After the incident, there were two phone calls from the crew informing them of the location and coordinates of the accident.
At around 3 p.m. that day, Suleimani, the director general of Iran's Red Star and Moon Society, said that 20 rescue teams had been sent to search the crash site.
By the end of the night, the Iranian side had still not found the whereabouts of Raisi and his entourage, all communications equipment had been cut off, and the severe fog at the site of the incident had hampered the rescue team's operations.
At this time, the Iranian media realized that something was wrong, and the uncertain accident made the Iranian people very worried, and the local people spontaneously organized a prayer procession, hoping that Raisi could return safely.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Ali Khamenei comforted the people that the Iranian government is now functioning normally.
The rescue operation continued, and the Iranian military dispatched a large number of drones and teams, but the thick fog still did not disperse, and the mysterious rescue operation continued all night.
By the morning of May 20, news had spread that Iranian President Raisi was still uncertain.
Israel issued a mocking post, and NATO military aircraft intervened
As soon as the sky dawned, there was movement from the NATO side, and Turkey, one of the member countries, announced the latest news that it has sent a military drone team to participate in the rescue operation.
Turkey and Iran have been friends since ancient times, and this help is also reasonable.
However, immediately after, Russia also extended a helping hand, and after Putin issued a signal for support, 50 professional rescue teams and 3 rescue planes have been arranged to go to the crash site.
Due to the foggy weather, all the helicopters and drones could not work normally, and they had to rely on ground forces for search and rescue.
At the same time, the attitude of the United States and Israel is more intriguing.
The Biden administration did not say anything after listening to the briefing on the helicopter accident, but the US State Department replied with one sentence, and only one sentence.
Israel is much more blunt, and the official account of the Israeli War Room published a short article in the media, which is extremely cynical:
"As a friendly reminder, it is not safe to fly a helicopter in dense fog, and it is not wise to have the foreign minister and the president in the same helicopter."
In the recent period of Israel's internal and external troubles, there is still time to ridicule others, and it is better to take care of the people who frequently march and protest in their own country.
Hamas is as strong as ever this time, and US media reported that Hamas fully supports Iran and prays for Raisi and other entourage.
At the same time, China said it would be ready to provide rescue operations if needed.
According to the latest news from the search and rescue site, the accident occurred in the northwest region of Iran, located in Varza County, as of the morning of the 20th, the thick fog eased slightly, and the rescue continued.
CCTV reported in the live broadcast on the 20th that the pictures and information from the drone at the scene said that the search and rescue team had gradually approached the crash site, and the fog shrouded the mountain.
Rescuers said that the drones sent detected the propellers of the wrecked plane and the cockpit through thermal imaging, and did not detect thermal imaging of the survivors.
Iranian media announced that the "hard landing" helicopter was carried by a total of nine people, in addition to President Raisi and the foreign minister, two governors of East Azerbaijan, three crew members, a security guard and a bodyguard.
Although the location and personnel of the helicopter crash were determined, the search and rescue team did not find a trace of the nine people, and the rescue work of the medical team and the search and rescue team did not end.
The uncertain situation of Raisi's fate has added another fire to the situation in the Middle East, as Iran, as an "anti-American fighter", has been fighting for "anti-hegemony", and Raisi has been working for a new order since taking office in 2021.
Footage of the crash sent back by a search and rescue drone
When Raisi visited China in February this year, the media quoted the following sentence: "China and Iran are both new friends and old partners." "The cooperation between the two countries has led to the trend of multipolarization in the world, and has also established a new type of international relations between China and Iran.
Regarding the helicopter accident, the mainland expressed its sincere hope that Raisi would return safely.
If, according to the Iranian media, he called twice after the helicopter crash, maybe a miracle would have happened.
Pray for a miracle for the helicopter crew to make the 9 people return smoothly!
CCTV live broadcast was still foggy
References:
Red Star News "Carrying the "Hard Landing Accident" of the Iranian President's Helicopter, He and His Entourage Are in Good Condition"
Straight News "Iranian President's Helicopter Hard Landing, Life and Death Are Unclear, and the Whole Country Prays"
Global Network "Foreign Media: The U.S. State Department is paying close attention to the report of "hard landing of helicopter by Iranian president and officials", and Biden has listened to the briefing"; "Russian media: Russian presidential adviser said that according to Putin's instructions, Russia will send planes and 50 rescuers to assist in the search for the helicopter in which the Iranian president is riding"
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