Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, dubbed the “Butcher of Tehran,” is dead. A helicopter carrying Raisi and 7 others crash landed in the mountains of northwest Iran after what Iranian officials described as a “technical failure.” Israel denied any involvement.

Raisi carried the nickname “Butcher of Tehran” after he oversaw a murderous rampage in 1988 that killed thousands of Iranians, and raped women in prisons. While Iran officially goes into mourning, others celebrate.

“This bitter tragedy took place while he was serving the people.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (The Epoch Times)

#Iran‘s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and a group of officials accompanying them were martyred in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.

— IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) May 20, 2024

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

Eveyone should pray for the health of these people who are serving the Iranian nation. The nation doesn’t need to be worried or anxious as the administration of the country will not be disrupted at all.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) May 19, 2024

The crash killed both the Iranian President and Foreign Minister, along with other officials and the three-person crew for a total of 8.

Raisi was returning to Tehran on Sunday after traveling to Iran’s border with Azerbaijan to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev when the crash happened in the Dizmar forest in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.

IRNA said the crash killed eight people in all, including three crew members aboard the Bell helicopter, which Iran purchased in the early 2000s.

Iranian officials have said the mountainous, forested terrain and heavy fog impeded search-and-rescue operations, which began on Sunday. Fox

Forty search teams were deployed to the mountainous region where Raisi was at first presumed “missing” for nearly 12 hours. Drones could not be used to search for wreckage due to the terrain and fog.

First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was named by the Ayatollah Khamenei as the interim President.

Could the death of Raisi be marked as revenge…not of man, but of God? Just short weeks ago, an attack was launched directly on Israel by Tehran. So many who suffered under him were overjoyed at the news of his death.

Some celebrated with fireworks and toasts, as one of their oppressors was dead.

– Have some cookies
-The occasion?
-Well, we both know the occasion.
Laughter.
This video I received from inside Iran speaks volumes about how oppressed people celebrate the death of their oppressors like Ebrahim Raisi. #IranIsHappy
pic.twitter.com/YcmADvamiS

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) May 20, 2024

Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known to us Iranians as the Butcher of Tehran, is dead!

He has been killed in a helicopter crash.

Why should I hide my feelings while many young Iranians, especially women who have been wounded during uprisings, are… pic.twitter.com/aRSyimohGm

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) May 20, 2024

*****

Related:

Turn your back on Big Tech oligarchs and join the New Resistance NOW!  Facebook, Google, and other members of the Silicon Valley Axis of Evil are now doing everything they can to deliberately silence conservative content online, so please be sure to check out our MeWe page here, check us out at ProAmerica Only and follow us at Parler, Social Cross and Gab.  You can also follow us on Twitter at @co_firing_line, and at the new social media site set up by members of Team Trump, GETTR.

While you’re at it, be sure to check out our friends at Whatfinger News, the Internet’s conservative front-page founded by ex-military!And be sure to check out our friends at Trending Views: