Iran’s Supreme Leader has declared five days of national mourning following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. The wreckage was found early on Monday. The foreign minister, one of the nine on board, has also been confirmed dead.
Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports on how events unfolded before and after the crash.
To discuss this further, Hamidreza Azizi, a Nonresident Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, joins from Berlin, and Alex Macheras, an independent aviation analyst and consultant, joins from Doha.
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The martyrs are of five kinds: One who dies of plague; one who dies of disease of his belly; the drowned; one who dies under the debris (of construction, etc), and one who dies while fighting in the way of Allah”. Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
2:152
فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ ١٥٢
remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me, and never be ungrateful.
2:153
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ١٥٣
O believers! Seek comfort in patience and prayer. Allah is truly with those who are patient.
2:154
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌۭ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ ١٥٤
Never say that those martyred in the cause of Allah are dead—in fact, they are alive! But you do not perceive it.
2:155
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ١٥٥
We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure—
2:156
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ١٥٦
who say, when struck by a disaster, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.”
2:157
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ ١٥٧
They are the ones who will receive Allah’s blessings and mercy. And it is they who are ˹rightly˺ guided.
To all the grotesque comments, take note the liberal west wishes you freedom and democeacy.
GOD RESTS HIS SOUL IN HEAVEN !
JUST TO SHOW HOW STUPID THEY ARE OVER THERE, THEY SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON BOMBS MISSILE AND DIDN’T BUY AN UP TO DATE HELICOPTER .😊 STUPID STUPID AND STUPIDER😊😊😊😊😊😊
I don’t understand, why Azerbaijan is so friendly to Israel…..
Israel has killed 37,000+ innocent Palestinians in Gaza…. They are our religion brothers, sisters and kids…
Fvck off Iran is celebrating not mourning
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I will trust AlJazeera news by this time because I know that they will not report biased news if the issues is about their “aljazeera big boss” friends – Iran.
Iran mourns , Iranians celebrate – Woman, Life, Freedom!
❤❤❤ we Iranians will never forget this amazing man 😭😭😭😭
No, especcially the families who lost people to this *sshole won’t .
as an Iranian myself , everyone is crying , he was very popular 🖤🖤🖤🖤
He brutally killed thousands of people. If you are crying over this man you might want to seek a therapist. Jeffrey Dahmer also had people crying when he died.
we Iranians choose this amazing man ❤❤❤ he was one of the best 😭😭😭
6:54 let him enjoy the 72 virgins
Both Russia and China build capable helicopters too and Iran holds good relations with these countries. So why did they stick to work on a >50 year old airframe with problems due to sanctions, if they also could buy say a Mi 8 or Mi- 17 or a Kamov Ka 27 or Ka 32?
These heli’s have good safety records and original spare parts are available.
Same time 3 helicopters
Islamic fascist Raisi was known as the Butcher of Tehran, thousands died because of this weak and mentally challenged murderer. 7 people were executed on the day he died, 2 were women
I like Iran. But I don’t agree with Iranian Democracy.i guess & I doubt it’s may be internal power related problem. Everything will be possible in power politics. May be I am wrong. If Israel occured it, he known in future hi will destroyed by Iran. It’s very risky for Israel. So he don’t do it.God will bless him.
i smell the USA in all these
As it goes on it actually gets more upsetting 💔
MEK bots working like CRAAAZY in these comments
The real Iranians are celebrating.
Big oil country having out dated old helicopter ,they only spending money on war and how to take lives
iran doesnt mourn only government mourns not us
I think you mean celebrates not mourns
America, Israel , Azerbaijan makes this sabotage no doubt.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعون “Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return” َ
Condolences to the people of IR. Pres. Raisi has risen to the Heavens. Beliefs must not divide mankind. The Heavens rule our Conscience but in this World we have to follow the laws, man’s rules.
Iran is not mourning. Iranian people are happy and celebrating his death. He was a evil man
I had seen a news now icc is going to arrest isre@L PM is it true 🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
Well done to all the people of Iran seeing through this bullshit. Iran is mourning for this guy who quite clearly has been the cause of untold suffering and misery for the people of Iran. I am on the side of civilians. Not states or governments
You mean the US and CIA and Mossad operating inside Iran trying to overthrow it with controlled opposition, the same opposition that he has been suppressing because its being used by the them.
What about families because that is what is real. The love between families and what I want is for someone to stop this savagery in the middle east. Forget religion and politics. Have some love in your hearts and stop this insanity and reckless madness
Terrarist mosad
Killed mosaad team
Thumbnail of the video is a picture from Indonesia
Not everyone is crying.
This was an inside job.
Justice for Raisi
Allah Yarhamu
Congratulations to the Iranian people. You lost one of your oppressors today.
A very hard-line cleric made a very hard landing… “Get out!”, shouts the bartender, “we don’t serve spirits here”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 These jokes write themselves.
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return”.
The people in the comments saying that we Iranians are proud of our president’s disappearance are idiots we love our leaders and we shed tears for them when they are in danger regardless of what the false western media says majority of us support our god fearing leaders it is not North Korea over here
They are fooling others
But on Wednesday we show them who’s the boss
A psychotic book and its consequence
thanks to that gorgeous fog
I wonder why Allah didn’t save him? Must have not prayed hard enough. Lol
How come your Russian buddies didn’t help you with maintenance “parts?” Surely they could have…
Blame “Eli Kopter”😂😂😂😂😂
The vagna leader died in airplane crush too 😢😢😢
Big Country’s was scared of all of them was in helicopter crash ♥️☝🏼🤲🏼
A condolence to the Iranians who will suffer as Iran is gonna be ‘fked’ for a while.
Inalilah waina ilaihi rajiwun
Iranians are celebrating lighting fireworks lol ! What fake propaganda is this?! Iranians are all of YouTube and media dancing happy this tyrant is finally gone for good !
So, Sanctions may be slow, but they’re like a fine wine – their effects age well over time and deliver those long time kills.
How many women and man did Ebrahim Raisi kill in 1988 and 2022
Al jazeera is crying their beloved EVIL is now deadddddd.
ईरानी predident को Allah Jannat अता फरमाएं।
Ummat के लिए hameshan फिक्र के साथ दूरंदेशी के साथ आपने पूरी जिन्दगी वक्फ की।
मजलूम filisteenion के लिए मदद के दरवाज़े हमेशा खुले रखे ।
आप hameshan याद किए जाएंगे
Im certain that the cia had nothing to do with it.
Truly God is Great
I think Allah had enough of this man (and his government) foolishness
Are Iranian?
Do you know him?
If you’re not then shut up
Yes, mourning by throwing street parties. Apparently a traditional Persian custom.
Netanyahu responsible!
🇮🇱 dont touch
All the zio hasbara trolls in the comments are mad
God bless Israel!
May Allah rest him in peace. A great leader to which west world was afraid of
Condolence to Iran and Iranian people! Loss of a great defender against Western and Zionist Imperialism! 🫡🫡🫡
lol typical Zionist and Shah sympathizers (fake Iranians) crying for joy! 😂😂😂
I am upsetting this moment
Inna lillahi wa Inna ilayhi raji’un*May Allah award Ibrahim Raisi the super Janna, the Muslim ummah have lost the supreme guardian.
USA and Israel was behind the weather was manipulated by them and laser shot the helicopter how come the other two servived was well setup !!
They think Iran will stop what it’s doing because they killed their leader it is a joke if they think that !
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Congrats to Persien people. I am aware that Raisi was just #2, but at least Iran will be spared from another potential hardline supreme leader
May presedent be in peace!
Nature always wins
May God rest his soul
Isreal and its allies proceeding with the “Greater Israel project” of expanding its territory engulfing iran. “Technical” hit jobs being suggested and forced to fly a old helicopter in fog with 3 helicopters out in the middle of nowhere, one helicopter holding important people only went down. Yeah “no foul play” is a lie. This has US and Israel all over it.
الله يرحمهم 😭
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Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
This man is much better than US president
It’s sad when any human being dies without knowing the lord Jesus Christ, praying for the whole of Muslim world to know the lord Jesus Christ as they lord and saviour. The devil is a liar it’s ONLY through Christ that you will see the kingdom of God not with your deceitful religion.
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I’m Iranian and I live in Iran
Don’t trust BBC or west media
The majority of Iranian are sad
Only Israel supporters are happy and celebrating
Rest in peace ❤😢
That’s a lie he killed so many people of Iran his hands have blood on it
Europe had the instruction to keep Sweden out of NATO. Mourn for your loss!
The foreign minister was a great diplomat and a good man, so sad.
He’s got 72 mother in laws now.
Iranians are celebrating
Iran and India good friends miss u Raishi😢
Helicopter America is censor control bi America hend helicopter censor
As a Muslim, this is probably the best news I’ve heard in quite a while.
Al Jazeera is probably mourning this guy’s death more than the Iranian people themselves 😂