I pulled these coordinates from one of the Turkish drone videos.

Were they going to Azerbaijan or Armenia?

Accelerate.

Every picture I've seen of this guy he is wearing traditional western clothing. (collared dress shirt and suit) Even the guys who wear button-up dress shirts and suits (such as the late Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian) go with the Chinese collar that has no necktie fold.

Don't know what to make of it, or if it is even relevant, but just an observation. This guy does not appear to be orthodox, but that doesn't make him inherently noble.

See?

Judge Joe Brown bringing the heat!

Really, Chuck? The Israelis are the ones who started Obama's political career? 🧐

Too soon? 😬

Hits a little differently... 😬

All those accompanying Iran's president died in a helicopter crash, Mehr news agency reports:

◾️ Hosein Amir Abdollahian, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs (on the photo);

◾️ Malik Rahmati, Governor of the Iranian Province of East Azerbaijan;

◾️ Mohammad Ali al-Hashem, Imam of the city of Tabriz.

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Iranian President Raisi: What is his legacy?

Raisi's political course of action was friendship with neighbors and regional allied powers, but not Europe and the West.

Under Ebrahim Raisi:

🔺Iran became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO);

🔺Iran became a member of BRICS;

🔺Iran has become a major stakeholder in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU);

🔺Iran has managed to resume and strengthen diplomatic relations with a number of Arab neighbors and African countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Djibouti, Maldives;

🔺Iran made the British pay their debt: £400 million for the contract to supply Chieftain tanks, which was canceled in 1979;

🔺Iran has maximized oil production, even exceeding the sanctions level: 3.4 million barrels per day;

🔺It was under President Raisi that Iran for the first time conducted a large-scale operation against Israel - firing rockets from its territory;

🔺Russian-Iranian relations have reached a new level both in military-political cooperation and trade: trade turnover between Moscow and Tehran has grown to $4 billion; a visa-free regime for tourists has also begun to operate between the countries.

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❗️Tsargrad: The assassination was “organized at the highest level.” An “excruciating death” is a signal to Russia and China. “They are killing everyone who supports Russia and China.” — sources

It is reported that local authorities promptly sent 8 ambulances to the site of the alleged crash. Earlier, the IRIB TV channel reported that the situation is seriously complicated by weather conditions, which prevents rescuers from reaching the scene of the incident, said Tsargrad columnist Ilya Golovnev.

According to the latest information, the location of the helicopter of Iranian President Raisi was found, rescuers are approaching the scene. This is reported by Press TV.

Immediately after the incident, Israel was quick to deny its participation in the crash of the helicopter, on board which was Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Earlier in the Arab media, there was a version that the crash of the helicopter was an attempted assassination of Raisi, carried out as a result of sabotage by Israeli security services in collusion with Azerbaijan, with whose leader the Iranian leader had met not long before the crash.

Azerbaijan is a latent ally of Israel. If it turns out that Raisi was killed, all this will end in a big Transcaucasian war,

- says war correspondent Alexei Zhivov.

Ayatollah Al-Hashem, the governor of Eastern Azerbaijan, was also present in the helicopter. According to some reports, the vehicle made a hard landing near the village of Uzi. The area is inaccessible, making it extremely difficult for rescue services to operate.

The Mehr publication initially reported that Raisi was alive, but the news was hastily deleted afterward. Later, the US publication Politico wrote that the incident involving the Iranian president is “serious” and “there is a high probability of injuries.”

The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) also reported that “some unofficial sources say that some companions of the Iranian president died an agonizing death” at the crash site.

Assassination versions

At the same time, a security source in Iran believes the helicopter may have been shot down:

“This puts us in front of a very serious and dangerous security event. We are facing the possibility of a “major assassination attempt” or an actual assassination.

Political scientist Sergei Markov points out that if it is indeed a terrorist attack, Israel could be behind it. It could also be radical Sunni Islamic groups. And, of course, there is always a threat of a terrorist attack from the three main terrorist organizations in the world: ISIS*, the SBU, and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s GUR. For all of them, Iran is an enemy.

In turn, US officials believe that Iranian President Raisi has been assassinated. Biden was informed about the situation with the helicopter. A short time later, journalist Arash Azizi published an article for The Atlantic, where he also claimed that his sources had reported the death of the Iranian president.

If so, we should remember who killed IRGC General Qassem Suleimani. And it was done by the US,

- reminded military blogger Sergei Kolyasnikov.

He also recalled a series of “coincidences” that have occurred recently: on May 15, 2024, an assassination attempt on Robert Fico; on May 15, 2024, media reports about the prevention of a plot to overthrow President Recep Erdogan in Turkey; on May 16, 2024, Serbian police in the north of the country detained a man for threatening President Aleksandar Vucic; on May 19, 2024, a helicopter crash with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and the Foreign Minister. And the assassinations of General Suleimani and IRGC generals during an Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate General.

The US and UK have opened a new chapter of terror in their history. All pro-Russian and pro-China politicians in the West should double their caution and security, - writes Kolyasnikov.

Chinese scholar Nikolai Vavilov holds a similar opinion:

Have they moved to the last stage - are killing everyone who supports Russia and China?

Second in line to Raisi.

"Mokhber, who holds a doctorate in international law, was appointed to head Setad by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after serving in a string of official positions in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.

Setad was originally founded in the late 1980s to manage confiscated properties following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

It has since turned into a sprawling conglomerate, and its subsidiary Barekat Foundation produced Iran's first local COVID-19 vaccine project. The vaccine received emergency approval from health authorities in June."

https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-raisi-mokhber-vp/31399719.html

🥴 The US Congress is exploring all options against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it proceeds with arrest warrants for Israeli officials amid the war in Gaza, House Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

"In the absence of leadership from the White House, Congress is reviewing all options, including sanctions, to punish the ICC and ensure its leadership faces consequences if they proceed," he said.

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▪️Iran president’s death may have ‘serious consequences internationally’

▪️Late Iran foreign minister’s drive to bolster ties with Saudi Arabia was ‘thorn in Israel’s side’

▪️What could have caused Raisi’s helicopter crash? Veteran Russian pilot weighs in

▪️Who is Iran's Interim President Mohammad Mokhber?

▪️World leaders know Ukrainian conflict can only be resolved by US-Russia talks

▪️Are G7 countries happier to steal Russian assets after US ‘diplomatic push’?

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Late Iran foreign minister’s drive to bolster ties with Saudi Arabia was ‘thorn in Israel’s side’ – professor

In terms of the consequences of the passing of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister, “let’s not forget Hossein Ameer Abdullahian was a seasoned diplomat,” Dr Alexander Azadgan, US-based professor of International Political Economy and chief geopolitical counsel with the Serbian Center for Strategic Studies, told Sputnik.

Ameer Abdullahian was “quite instrumental in his shuttle diplomacy in bringing Iran and Saudi Arabia together, a thorn at the side of Israel,” Azadgan stressed.

“Many, perhaps, may not be aware of the tremendous hard work and diplomacy that Dr Ameer Abdullahian played in terms of avoiding war between Iran and Azerbaijan. It's so ironic that this helicopter crashed at the Iran-Azerbaijan border,” the professor added.

According to him, “It's fascinating, how important of a role this country [Iran] has in the grand geopolitical games. Iran is a signatory to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and it has just became a member of the BRICS”, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

“Iran wants to be instrumental in the Road and Belt initiative of the Chinese. Iran has very close relationship with Russia. And we all know the tremendous tension between Iran and the US during the past 45 years,” Azadgan said.

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Accountability for war crimes
is 'the new antisemitism'
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-20-2024/