On May 19, 2024, a Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials went missing in the mountainous region of East Azerbaijan province, near Varzaqan. The incident sent shockwaves through Iran and the international community, sparking a frantic search and rescue operation amidst conflicting reports and adverse weather conditions.Unclear Cause and Early ConfusionInitial reports from Iranian state media were ambiguous, describing the event as a "hard la