Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed, and it was revealed that the helicopter's emergency signal transmission system was either missing or turned off. Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu confirmed that the helicopter did not send any signals, which hindered search and rescue operations. Turkey, responsible for maritime and air search and rescue in the region, had to use a Turkish drone to locate the helicopter. The crash also involved Iran's foreign minister.
How Iran used a Turkish drone to find Raisi's helicopter Turkish Transportation Minister Uraloglu: the helicopter either did not have its transponder on or lacked one entirely. “But we couldn’t get any signal at all.“ https://t.co/SfSL7fRKOr
Iranian President Raisi's crashed helicopter didn't have proper signal system, senior Turkish official reveals. Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu: Iran is within our maritime and air search and rescue area of responsibility. We also monitor… https://t.co/VfdeKE1imj
NEW: Raisi’s helicopter either did not have its transponder on or lacked one entirely, according to Turkish Transportation Minister. Turkey is regionally responsible for search and rescue ops including Iran “But we couldn’t get any signal at all.“ https://t.co/BrKJGJA01d
❗️The crashed helicopter of President Raisi did not send any signals, the emergency signal transmission system was missing or turned off. Minister of Transport of Turkey
Emergency signal transmission system on Raisi's helicopter did not work - Turkish Ministry of Transport The ministry's chief reported that the system was missing or turned off. https://t.co/AipziB4BY0
The helicopter that crashed while carrying #Iran’s president and foreign minister did not have its signal system turned on or did not possess such a system, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu says. https://t.co/7cBOPuLC6v https://t.co/VQCMU62cwS
How Iran used a Turkish drone to find Raisi's helicopter https://t.co/XW1XlLCmfJ https://t.co/NOE9P5JnBd