It became known that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian was not supposed to fly with President Raisi, and with him two other people.
Media reports said officials boarded the president’s helicopter at the last minute.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and two other people were supposed to fly on another helicopter, the Turkish publication reports.
The corresponding statement was made by the security service of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the governor of the East Azerbaijan province, Malik Rahmeti, and the Ayatollah of the Tabriz province, Ali Hashim, were all supposed to fly on the second helicopter.
It is also reported that the pilot of the presidential plane was an experienced military pilot.
The machine itself was equipped with three different geotrackers and an uninterrupted communication system that ensured operation for 72 hours.
And, despite this, search engines could not determine Ebrahim Raisi’s board after the accident, as well as the accident site itself, for a long time.
As for information about the crew and passengers of the helicopter, it was transferred to the security service shortly before takeoff.
Recall that the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, died on May 19 in a helicopter crash.
Earlier it became known about the date of the extraordinary meeting.
