Iranian President chopper crash: Foreign affairs experts share their views amid conspiracy theories

In a major mishap, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed as his helicopter crashed on May 19 near Azerbaijan border. Iranian officials confirmed to Reuters that the mishap claimed lives of Prez Raisi and FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The tragedy struck when Prez Raisi was returning from ceremony to open dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the crash prompted conspiracy theories claiming role of Israel’s Mossad amid its conflict with Iran. Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev termed it mishap but also hinted towards possibility of conspiracy by Mossad. Retired Grp Captain Mahesh Upasani said that a conspiracy theory cannot be ruled out in knowing cause of mishap. However, ORF Senior Fellow and geopolitical expert Sushant Sareen ruled out conspiracy and blamed weather or technical glitch. Notably, conflict between Iran and Israel intensified after Hamas launched attack on Israel on October 7. Recently, Iran rained a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel deepening conflict between the two countries. Iran’s had launched attack in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria.
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[@arthursmith4849]

Cool Story bro. Im gonna have to get an expert on cool stories to have a look and ill get back to you.

[@JohnBoyle-er2kk]

Why was it flying in those conditions

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

Get real. Since when do weather conditions on the ground matter to flying? His helicopter was 1 out of 3 flying in a convoy. Permanent radio contacts is guaranteed. It is simply not possible that the other two would not have instantly known that one of them fell out of the sky. Impossible to locate? Because of fog on the ground? Since when does fog prevent radio radar sonar heat and other detectors?

[@dennishunter5552]

Why do both you have a suspicious RUclips account.

[@jim0311]

Fortunately Trump flies in a BOEING jet

[@tomhenry897]

So does biden