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The President of Iran has died
- de_nied 2y agoAdditional drone footage of crash site: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1792394111091458484 https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1792394111091458484
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- cvalka 2y ago[flagged]
- tengbretson 2y agoWas he riding in a Gräf & Stift?
- candiodari 2y agoApparently it was a Bell helicopter repaired by Russians.
- dingaling 2y agoNot 'by Russians'. Iran has had indigenous repair and overhaul facilities for its Bell fleet since the 1970s. The huge facility at Isfahan was built by Bell as part of the massive contracts in the Shah's era and had been operating ever since.
- Log_out_ 2y agoShould mention what a total powerhouse iran is compared to the rest of rhr middle east (excluding israel, reicluding turkey).
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- romanzubenko 2y agoPresident of Iran is not head of state for Iran, you might be thinking of Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, who is very much alive.
- mlinhares 2y agoIs there an index of the risk of private flights somewhere? It definitely feels like most accidents are on private flights when there are many more commercial flights.
- rockemsockem 2y agoI feel like the more useful thing here is helicopter risk. Helicopters are very unsafe in general as I understand things.
- mlinhares 2y agoIts mind boggling to me that people risk their lives and pay for "helicopter rides" here in Orlando, a city that is FLAT and there's nothing to be seen as you can't fly over Disney.
- iancmceachern 2y agoI have a buddy that grew up in Hawaii and he would never get on one. Looking it up briefly it looks like there are 1-2 crashes per year just in Hawaii, that seems like too many for me https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-sightseeing-tour-helicopters-crash-17302267.php https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-sightseeing-tou...
- yawpitch 2y agoWell, that’s certainly one way of saying you don’t understand things. Helicopters are, arguably, safer than fixed wing aircraft, simply because they can autorotate down to a soft landing from a complete engine failure and with loss of forward velocity. They’re also by nature VTOL, so you can more or less put them down on any flat surface big enough, while a fixed wing always requires a long enough path to lose energy on. The only reason helicopters appear at all riskier is the roles to which they’re put, and their ability to hover means they’re often put into situations that are much more likely to risk rotor blade strike and loss than any fixed wing aircraft is likely to risk an impact on its prop or fan blades.
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- jimbob45 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Raisi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Raisi His Wikipedia is kinda funny under Personal Details - Died (probably only for a few more minutes)
- MiguelX413 2y agoI believe this person is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ebrahim_Raisi&direction=next&oldid=1224729397 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ebrahim_Raisi&dir...
- jerlam 2y agoReminder that the President of Iran is not the head of government. That would be the Supreme Leader of Iran, where the same person has been incumbent for the past 35 years. There may not be a significant impact.
- ytoawwhra92 2y agoPresident of Iran is head of government. Supreme Leader of Iran is head of state.
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- hnthrowaway0328 2y agoOld helicopter, foggy and mountain terrain. Not a good combination...
- candiodari 2y ago... Russian spare parts.
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- ggm 2y agoWhile it might be nice to speculate about a change in posture from the government of Iran, thats very unlikely to flow from this accident: the depth of staff inside the support groups behind the current government is too deep for a rapprochement to emerge, simply because the name on the door changes. There will be plenty of "obvious candidates" without reaching outside the tent for somebody e.g. who is less harsh about scarf culture, or the green movement. They have the option. It's always possible they will seek to take it. I think given the extent to which trade with Russia and China is working for them, and the current conflict in the Gaza strip, it's the least likely choice. Newspapers say the vice has 50 days before an elective process. Could be election amongst the elect or national election, I am unsure.
- xtracto 2y agoUuuh last I read the "president" of Iran is just a public figure. The real power lies in the Supreme Leader Ayatollah. So likely he will place another puppet as president and that'll be it.
- ggm 2y agoYes, it's understood this is not the primary position of power, but it's part of the circle of governance which includes roles as "stepping stones" and it's very likely this incumbent was being groomed for the next logical position up the chain. He has a vice, who is empowered (however meaninglessly) to step into the role in the interim. I think you're saying the same thing as me more succinctly. It's unlikely to be a moment of change.
- basch 2y agoSupreme Leader is like Charmain of the Board. President is like COO/CFO.
- kkfx 2y agoIran have a very complex government actually: https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L890xH900/Schema_Institutions_Iran-fe26b.png https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L890... not much up to date but I think it still reflect current state of things, just with some different names.
- candiodari 2y ago[flagged]
- LightBug1 2y ago- "muslims should be called out about this guy." So Muslims are collectively responsible for the actions of this man? Are you responsible for the mistakes the US (assumed) government make? Would you feel the same if Muslims started calling for, and celebrating, the death of Netanyahu? -"very few muslims know islam better than this guy" As I understand it, he had a very limited education, so ... yes ... there are millions (perhaps billions) of people who know Islam better than this person. Perhaps you're drunk on the relief that the man is no more and it's clouding your judgement. Or perhaps you're a simple racist. I'm not sure. But I can confirm that you're very ignorant on much of what you've just written. And I hope you never have any influence on power.
- candiodari 2y ago[flagged]
- Log_out_ 2y agoHow many repetitions make a thing deterministic?