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SHOCKING details of a helicopter crash which killed the Iranian president have been revealed.

Tyrant Ebrahim Raisi died in May when the chopper he was in smashed into a mountain in the north of the country.

Soldiers carry the coffin of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

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Soldiers carry the coffin of the late Iranian President Ebrahim RaisiCredit: Reuters
Rescuers recovered bodies after finding the wreck

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Rescuers recovered bodies after finding the wreckCredit: AFP
An investigation found the crash was caused by the weather

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An investigation found the crash was caused by the weatherCredit: AP
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is seen on board a helicopter before the crash

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is seen on board a helicopter before the crash

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Seven others died in the horror smash in the remote area in a blizzard, including foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

It was not initially clear what exactly had happened to the helicopter after signal was lost from it in the East Azerbaijan region.

TV footage of the search for the wreckage showed torrid conditions that search and rescue services had to battle through.

But the president’s body and the other dead were found after an hours long search.

An official investigation has now found the crash was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions, Iranian state TV reported Sunday.

The report also cited a sudden thick and dense fog rising upwards as the helicopter collided with the mountain.

According to the report, there were no signs of sabotage on the US-made Bell 212 helicopter.

Eerie footage showed Raisi sitting in a helicopter and staring out a window moments before the crash.

After the death, a three day funeral was held for Raisi with mourners under the watch of guards waving flags.

The crash heightened tensions around the Middle East as it was not initially clear it was an accident.

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi was a mass murderer, his death in helicopter crash is being celebrated

The sudden death of the blood-stained brute dealt a “monumental” blow to the regime as it backed its proxies fighting Israel.

The White House criticised Raisi following his death saying he has “blood on his hands”.

Israel had previously denied it was their sabotage which brought the helicopter down.

Anti-regime Iranians took to the streets to “celebrate the good news” of Raisi’s death.

Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei scrambled to assure his country that its warped regime would continue as normal following the crash, as prosecutors warned people against showing any public signs of celebrating Raisi’s death.

The late president was being groomed to one day succeed 85-year-old Khamenei.

Who was Ebrahim Raisi?

By Jessica Baker

IRAN’S hardline president Ebrahim Raisi has a bloody history steeped in murder and helped oversee the mass executions of thousands.

The 63-year-old had positioned himself as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – before he died suddenly in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Known by some as The Butcher, Raisi won a landslide victory and was declared Iran’s president in 2021.

The brute is alleged to have been a key member of the so-called “Death Commission” which ordered thousands of political prisoners to be killed in 1988, as Iran‘s eight-year war with Iraq came to an end.

His alleged role was said to be pivotal in winning him the support of powerful Iranian theocratic rulers.

The US sanctioned Raisi in 2019 for his “administrative oversight” of the executions of juvenile offenders, and for the torture and “amputations” inflicted on prisoners in Iran – as well as for the 1988 mass executions.

Raisi later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, and was in power when Iran launched a massive drone and missile attack on Israel in April.

The president allegedly ordered the torture of pregnant women, had prisoners thrown off cliffs, had people flogged with electric cords, and oversaw countless other brutal acts of violence.

Mass protests swept Iran in 2022 after the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who had been detained over allegedly not wearing a hijab, or headscarf, as was required by authorities.

Following the demonstrations, a monthslong security crackdown saw more than 500 people killed and more than 22,000 others detained.

In March, a United Nations investigative panel found that Iran was responsible for the physical violence that led to Amini’s death.

The helicopter Raisi and other passengers taking off before it crashed

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The helicopter Raisi and other passengers taking off before it crashedCredit: AFP
Footage from a UAV shows a heat source at the crash site

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Footage from a UAV shows a heat source at the crash site



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