Is President Raisi alive or not is the question. So far no one has confirmed that the president is alive or dead.
“Upon finding the helicopter, there was no sign of the helicopter passengers being alive as of yet,” state TV reported.
The incident occurred during President Raisi’s return flight to the Iranian city Tabriz after he and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Qiz Qalasi Dam on their shared border. Video footage of the purported crash site can be viewed here.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged calm and assured that there would be no disruption in the country’s governance.
“We hope that Almighty God will bring our dear president and his companions back in full health into the arms of the nation,” he stated in a televised address.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his “deep concern” with a post on social media. “Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisi’s helicopter flight today.
We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress, and pray for well being of the President and his entourage,” he said in a post on X.
