Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and others died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Searchers discovered the crash site after 12 hours after it went down:
The death of Raisi, nicknamed the “Butcher of Tehran” over the mass executions of political prisoners in 1988, forced Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to install interim leadership for Iran’s executive branch. An Israeli official denied to Reuters the country had any involvement in the deadly crash. Iran for years has backed the terror group Hamas, currently engaged in its monthslong war with Israel.Iranian State TV said earlier Monday that there was “no sign of life” at the crash site of the helicopter that was carrying 63-year-old Raisi, 60-year-old Abdollahian and other officials after it made a “hard landing” on Sunday.The crash site was across a steep valley, according to state media, which gave no immediate cause for the crash.As the sun rose on Monday, rescuers saw the helicopter from a distance of roughly 1.25 miles, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir Hossein Kolivand told state media. The officials had been missing for more than 12 hours when the helicopter was observed.
Khamenei ordered five days of mourning.
Iran has to hold a presidential election in 50 days.
In 1988, Khomeini ordered Raisi and others to execute political prisoners across Iran.
Raisi earned his nickname “The Butcher of Tehran” due to his involvement on the death committee.
The killings started in July 1988 and ended in December.
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