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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 month ago by curveoftheuniverse to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Things that make you go 🤔

[–] Zoldyck 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Not really. Helicopters crash often, especially in terrible weather conditions, which was the case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Nothing to see here.

[–] Diplomjodler3 11 points 1 month ago

Words can't express my lack of anguish.

[–] RizzRustbolt 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh... now I get that Onion headline.

[–] curveoftheuniverse 2 points 1 month ago

That one got me to laugh out loud.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

He's with Kobe now

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 1 month ago

Hmm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Words can't express how unhappy i am with these news.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

These things happen

[–] lemmefixdat4u -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder if Khamenei senses the end is near and is clearing the path for succession of his son, Mojtaba. Raisi was the other likely candidate to become Supreme Leader.

[–] jaxxed 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He gets to blame it on the Israelis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Not even the Iranian government is doing that.