Following the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Raisi, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized that the United States had no involvement in the incident. Austin stated that the US is monitoring the situation but currently lacks insights into the cause of the accident, which Iranian state media attributed to a technical failure.
“The United States had no part to play” in the crash, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday at a news conference. Iranian state media said the crash occurred because of a “technical failure.” Follow live updates: https://t.co/LNfEGMEwbK
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Defense Sec. Austin on death of Iranian President Raisi: "We don't have any insights into the cause of the accident..." https://t.co/atPmlHR2x3
Reporter: “Are you concerned that Iran is going to try and blame Israel or even the United States for the crash that killed the president yesterday?" Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: “The United States had no part to play in that crash and that’s a fact, plain and simple.” https://t.co/Z0jGI5vzX2
Q: "Are you concerned that Iran is going to try and blame Israel or even the United States for the crash that killed the president yesterday? .@SecDef Austin: "The United States had no part to play in that crash and that's a fact, plain and simple." https://t.co/eU7ew3NTeS
Secretary Lloyd Austin calls Raisi's death the result of a "very unfortunate helicopter crash." He says US is monitoring but "we don’t have any insights into the cause of the accident at this point."