Russian media cited fake rumors of a Mossad agent named 'Eli Copter' being involved in the helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi

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Women mourners attend the state-organized funeral procession of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024 and Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov at a meeting in 2023.
Women mourners attend the state-organized funeral procession of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024 and Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov at a meeting in 2023.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash caused by 'technical failures'

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. His sudden death leaves room for the IRGC to gain more power.

Crashed Iranian helicopter was US-made and may be so old it predates the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran
Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024.

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Former Iranian official partly blames US sanctions for the helicopter crash that killed its president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.

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Flying a helicopter in fog can be a recipe for disaster — Kobe Bryant and now Iran's president add to a string of deaths

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant
A composite image of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant.

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No signs of life have been found in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iran's president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets the governors and deputies of the East and West Azerbaijan provinces in Tehran, Iran on October 21, 2021.

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