Hours earlier than Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter accident that still killed his overseas minister and 8 alternative senior officers, Iran atmosphere media shared movies of the chief on board the chopper on Sunday.
The video presentations the Iranian chief taking a look out of an plane window because the digital camera pans to turn a number of senior officers together with International Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian seated reverse him.
In a clip, shared via Iran video, the President will also be detectable assembly officers earlier than he aboard the chopper. Roughly half-hour later the plane took off, touch used to be misplaced with it. Just about 16 hours later that, the mangled wreckage of the helicopter used to be discovered on a mountain top.
ایرانی صدر ابراہیم رئیسائی کا آخری سفر، ہیلی کاپٹر حادثے سے پہلے ڈیم کے فضائی دورے کی ویڈیو۔۔!!#Iranpic.twitter.com/LOn5h1Lsdq
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“The servant of Iranian nation, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi has achieved the highest level of martyrdom whilst serving the people,” atmosphere tv stated.
Iranian media to start with described the status as an “accident”. Iran’s Deputy President for Government Affairs Mohsen Mansouri stated two officers had established touch with rescue groups, suggesting that the accident would possibly now not had been cataclysmic.
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High Minister Narendra Modi expressed depression over the dying of the Iranian President and stated that Bharat stands with Iran in its “time of sorrow”.
“Deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His contribution to strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship will always be remembered. My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran. India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow,” he stated in a put up on X.
PM Modi had expressed “deep concern” when the Iranian chief’s helicopter had long past lacking, announcing he used to be praying for the well-being of the president and his entourage.
