Politics Iran: Presidential helicopter crash not sabotage

The authorities in Iran have ruled out sabotage as the cause of President Ebrahim Raisi's fatal helicopter crash. According to the Irna news agency, the final report of the investigation into the accident stated that poor weather conditions and in particular dense fog were the cause of the crash. In addition to Raisi, Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian and seven other people were also killed in May.

After the crash, there was speculation in Iran that Raisi's helicopter had been shot down by Iran's arch-enemy Israel. However, official reports from the Armed Forces General Staff insisted from the outset that the helicopter crashed due to dense fog.