WW3, Iran president helicopter missing, presumed crashed

[billanole]

There were a lot of folks in that bird. There could well be some real shake up in policy direction if many of them died.

If he is seriously injured or dead it could plunge Iran into political chaos.

Good time for Israel to set back Iran's nuclear program again?

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[mnole03]

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Wikipedia says he dead.

 

[goldmom]

Why hasn’t it been on CNN or even Fox?

 

[mnole03]

Raisi was supposedly Khamenei’s chosen successor for Supreme Leader.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

Why hasn’t it been on CNN or even Fox?

yep, been periodically switching to various news channels and no mention.

 

[HROT]

Why hasn’t it been on CNN or even Fox?

Domestic media just doesn’t handle international breaking news well. Especially on the weekends. Also, prob waiting for something more official.

BBC is place to go if really interested in coverage

 

[mnole03]

Why hasn’t it been on CNN or even Fox?

I think they’re waiting on Iran’s official confirmation.

It would be super awkward if they don’t find the body and then Raisi shows up in a few months with an Iron Man suit he built himself in a cave somewhere.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

You are never getting my butt in a helicopter unless it is perfect weather.

And not even then, as far as I’m concerned.

Zero interest.

 

[franklinman]

Damn shame if true.

Oh ya, T&P.

 

[BlIIlken2]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/middleeast/iranian-president-raisi-helicopter-intl?cid=ios_app

This was earlier

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Hopefully the ejection seats were functional and all are ok.

 

[BlIIlken2]

Isn’t the bottom left dude the guy always in NYC at the UN?

 

[noleclone2]

Domestic media just doesn’t handle international breaking news well. Especially on the weekends. Also, prob waiting for something more official.

BBC is place to go if really interested in coverage

Yep. The domestic media mainly focuses 90 percent on either felating and defending Trump or pointing out how horrible and flawed Trump is as a person. 24/7.

 

[lonestar50]

WW3 is now super duper imminent!

 

[HROT]

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[mnole03]

We don’t fly Marine One in moderate rainstorms and these boneheads were flying in a mountainous region in dense fog.

I apologize to Iranian Twitter. I’d forgotten they believe that Jews control the weather.

 

[jasonrann]

Fog + mountains + A ROCK WITH WINGS. Ya, they’re cooked.

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FIFY

 

[jasonrann]

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Must have gotten advice from Kobe Bryant.

 

[peacehawk]

Most likely a Boeing helicopter.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[jasonrann]

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[billanole]

yep, been periodically switching to various news channels and no mention.

It has been on CNN for awhile, BBC early on.

 

[Funky Bunch]

@ottumwan in tx What's the real story here?

 

[hydro2.0]

TOTALLY WW3 everyone!

 

[HROT]

Were they vaxxed?

 

[jasonrann]

Were they vaxxed?

Should have waited two weeks.

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[billanole]

Yep. The domestic media mainly focuses 90 percent on either felating and defending Trump or pointing out how horrible and flawed Trump is as a person. 24/7.

For sure. I always hit up BBC, NPR, and Ed Wallace’s Inside Automotive for “foreign” news.

Ed Wallace's Inside Automotive

 

[TJ8869]

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[BlIIlken2]

 

[HROT]

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

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I’m blaming this on aliens

 

[TJ8869]

 

[ButtersHawk]

Perfect time for the US to pull of another coup

 

[Bonerfarts]

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Why would NATO force them to do that?

 

[bhawk24bob]

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I've seen an x-files episode like this

What we have here is irrefutable proof of extraterrestrial life

 

[goldmom]

Domestic media just doesn’t handle international breaking news well. Especially on the weekends. Also, prob waiting for something more official.

BBC is place to go if really interested in coverage

Good point and thanks.