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The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by bad weather that included thick fog, Iran’s state television said on Sunday, citing the final investigation report on the incident.
An initial report had been released earlier in August.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner who was seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died when his helicopter crashed in May in a mountainous region near the Azerbaijan border.
“The main reason of the helicopter crash was complicated weather conditions in the region,” the final report concluded, according to Iran’s state television.

A thick mass of fog caused the helicopter that was carrying Raisi and his companions to crash into the mountain, the report issued by a high committee charged by Iran’s military with investigating the incident said.
A preliminary report by Iran’s military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or an attack had been found during the investigation.
In addition to Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven other people were also killed in the crash in the country’s mountainous northwest.
Speculation was rife at the time that Raisi’s helicopter had been shot down by Iran’s arch-enemy Israel. However, official reports from the General Staff of the armed forces insisted from the outset that the helicopter went down because of climatic factors.


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A mourner holds a portrait of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral procession in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, on May 21. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

A view of the wreckage of Raisi’s helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran on May 20. Photo: Stringer / WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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The wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter is seen at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, in May. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads a funeral service for the late President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash in May. Photo: via dpa

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Ebrahim Raisi and 8 others were killed in May. Speculation was rife at the time that Raisi’s helicopter had been shot down by Israel


Ebrahim Raisi and 8 others were killed in May. Speculation was rife at the time that Raisi’s helicopter had been shot down by Israel.


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