On Sunday, August 10, 2014, Iranian Revolutionary Guards and police officers examine the scene of a passenger aviation accident close to Tehran, Iran. The duration of the video is 02 minutes, 01 seconds. Printed on May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 The helicopter carrying Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, and foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, crashed in a densely fogged, mountainous terrain of the country’s East Azerbaijan province on Monday. Both men have been officially declared dead. There were six other fatalities in the chopper, including crew members. Raisi was traveling on a Bell 212, a two-blade aircraft produced in the United States that was probably decades old. restrictions imposed by the international community on Iran since the revolution of 1979, as well as later because of its nuclear program and support for the so-called “axis of
Raisi was traveling on a Bell 212, a two-blade aircraft produced in the United States that was probably decades old. It has been challenging for Iran to get new or replacement aircraft due to international sanctions imposed on the nation after the revolution of 1979, as well as restrictions related to its nuclear program and support of the so-called “axis of resistance.”
Iran’s economy has continued to suffer since the United States imposed its first sanctions on the country 45 years ago, with its airlines being particularly hard hit. However, Iran’s difficult geopolitical neighborhood, particularly its contentious ties with the US and Israel, have also resulted in fatal mistakes that have killed hundreds of people.
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