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>> keir simmons, a minute before we go to break.derlining those who are not as familiar with iran's political system and the way it functions as a theocracy. the ayatollah remains in power and is the supreme leader and is at the top of the pyramid. for those who are less familiar , it might be seen as the number two who has been lost, reporting that iran's president was killed in a helicopter crash. who are you watching? what do you watch for in terms of reaction in the region? >> as richard outlined, it's the unpredictability that is the grief point. we don't know which direction this will go. it could go in a dangerous direction and it may well as iran has, for many years. you cannot predict, they have indications that change the ark of iran's politics, potentially. as richard was describing. it's uncharted territory in a region where uncharted territory is familiar. we know there will be an election, we know there are people who are more likely than others. that is the question that has been hanging over us for a long time. that
>> keir simmons, a minute before we go to break.derlining those who are not as familiar with iran's political system and the way it functions as a theocracy. the ayatollah remains in power and is the supreme leader and is at the top of the pyramid. for those who are less familiar , it might be seen as the number two who has been lost, reporting that iran's president was killed in a helicopter crash. who are you watching? what do you watch for in terms of reaction in the region? >>...
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. >> richard, let's bring in nbc chief national correspondent keir simmons, in the region of this breaking story. as we were looking at some of the video before, reporting earlier on sunday, the thickness of this fog, as well as, according to iran's state media, that many of these 40 or more rescue teams were on foot for two kilometers, trying to get to the site. what were some of the conditions on the lead up, and of course, the question that remains for many just joining us is, why, and how? >> reporter: it was clearly a very difficult effort, given the importance of those on board the helicopter, a combined effort. an effort that anyone in iran could find, to search for the helicopter, to see if there were any survivors, we can see pictures of mountainous terrain, president raisi was there to inaugurate a dam, the uranian azerbaijani border, and it was foggy. as richard says, it was absolutely foggy and we know that. keep in mind, this is a region where conspiracy theory and finger-pointing, even more, but the picture from iranian state tv shows terrible weather. we have heard officials
. >> richard, let's bring in nbc chief national correspondent keir simmons, in the region of this breaking story. as we were looking at some of the video before, reporting earlier on sunday, the thickness of this fog, as well as, according to iran's state media, that many of these 40 or more rescue teams were on foot for two kilometers, trying to get to the site. what were some of the conditions on the lead up, and of course, the question that remains for many just joining us is, why, and...
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let's go to keir simmons throughout our breaking news coverage.to date as to what we know as we pass the bottom of the hour on this breaking news this day. >> reporter: the state media making the announcement that president ebrahim raisi was killed along with the country's foreign minister in the helicopter crash. as you mentioned, it happened at the border of iran and azerbaijan. they had been there to inaugurate a dam. it took them many hours to get there, and that is the primary reason it appears for this crash where so far it seems nobody survived. now, mr. raisi was a conservative leader. he crushed dissent. he was seen as a possible successor to ayatollah ali khamenei, the supreme leader of iran who is now 85. the question now who will replace the supreme leader has been looming for a long time. now that question gets even larger, but the question of how it will impact iran's foreign policy will clearly be on the minds of leaders around the world and in washington. remember that he burst out onto the scene. they supported hamas through this
let's go to keir simmons throughout our breaking news coverage.to date as to what we know as we pass the bottom of the hour on this breaking news this day. >> reporter: the state media making the announcement that president ebrahim raisi was killed along with the country's foreign minister in the helicopter crash. as you mentioned, it happened at the border of iran and azerbaijan. they had been there to inaugurate a dam. it took them many hours to get there, and that is the primary reason...
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let's go to keir simmons, with us throughout our breaking news coverage.back up to date, in terms of what we know as we passed the bottom of the hour on this reeking news today. >> reporter: state media making the announcement that the president ebrahim raisi was killed in this helicopter crash, as you mentioned, it happened at the border of iran and azerbaijan. they have been there to inaugurate a . the pictures show a mountainous region where you would expect there to be a dam, and heavy fog, as rescuers attempted to get to the crash site. it took them many hours to get there, and that is the primary reason, it appears, for this crash where, so far, it seems, nobody survived. now, he was a conservative leader, he crushed dissent, he was seen as a possible successor to ayatollah khamenei, the leader of iran, the question of who will replace the supreme leader has been looming for some time, now that christian gets even larger. the question of how it will impact iran's foreign policy will clearly be in the minds of leaders around the world, and in washingt
let's go to keir simmons, with us throughout our breaking news coverage.back up to date, in terms of what we know as we passed the bottom of the hour on this reeking news today. >> reporter: state media making the announcement that the president ebrahim raisi was killed in this helicopter crash, as you mentioned, it happened at the border of iran and azerbaijan. they have been there to inaugurate a . the pictures show a mountainous region where you would expect there to be a dam, and...
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>> keir simmons, as well as richard engel. standby. we will take a short break. the question is how will the united states react to this? what might they do with this latest development? we will approach that subject when we return on the breaking news of the death of iran's president right after this. some things should stand the test of time. long lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision and can help you go up to 4 months between treatments. if you have an eye infection, eye pain or redness, or allergies to eylea hd, don't use. eye injections like eyla hd may cause eye infection, separation of the retina, or rare but severe swelling of blood vessels in the eye. an increase in eye pressure has been seen. there's an uncommon risk of heart attack or stroke associated with blood clots. the most common side effects were blurred vision, cataract, corneal injury, and eye floaters. and there's still so much to see. if you are on eylea or a similar type of treatment, ask your retina specialist about eylea hd today, for the potential for fewer injections.
>> keir simmons, as well as richard engel. standby. we will take a short break. the question is how will the united states react to this? what might they do with this latest development? we will approach that subject when we return on the breaking news of the death of iran's president right after this. some things should stand the test of time. long lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision and can help you go up to 4 months between treatments. if you have an eye infection,...
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>> keir simmons in dubai, thank you. >>> i want to bring in white house correspondent aaron gilchrist. aaron, what else are we hearing from the u.s. side? >> reporter: hallie, the white house is monitoring this closely. there are already very real fears that the israel/gaza war could spark a larger conflict. israel and iran attacked each other last month. the president's national security adviser is in israel this weekend working to get a cease-fire. contain any conflict and the death of iran's president could further destabilize that region. hallie? >> and aaron, president biden is where you are, at morehouse college in atlanta today to deliver the commencement address. any protests? >> reporter: this was a speech that was mostly well received here at morehouse, hallie. in his salute to class of 2024, president biden talked about faith, leadership and so democracy, among other things. he also faced the israel-hamas war issue head-on, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the return of the hostages taken by hamas, and he also said he supports peaceful protests and told the graduates
>> keir simmons in dubai, thank you. >>> i want to bring in white house correspondent aaron gilchrist. aaron, what else are we hearing from the u.s. side? >> reporter: hallie, the white house is monitoring this closely. there are already very real fears that the israel/gaza war could spark a larger conflict. israel and iran attacked each other last month. the president's national security adviser is in israel this weekend working to get a cease-fire. contain any conflict...
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keir simmons reports on a potentially destabilizing moment. >> reporter: tonight the wreckage of theiery crash that killed iran's president and its foreign minister in a region already rocked by instability and war. tv crews reaching the remote scene today. the hard-line leader of america's long-standing adversary dead suddenly and, it seems, by accident. today in the streets of tehran men openly wept for president raisi, seen as the potential successor to iran's aging supreme leader. at some iranian embassies in the west opponents celebrated. the u.s. tonight says there are no signs of outside interference and saying iran's government reached out for help during the rescue efforts. >> ultimately largely for logistical reasons we weren't able to provide that assistance. >> reporter: raisi described today as a friend by fellow presidents putin and xi. hamas sending its sympathies. since the october 7th terror attacks iran's proxies have launched multiple offensives escalating the tension in the region. and tonight from tehran an adviser to the government telling nbc news not to expect
keir simmons reports on a potentially destabilizing moment. >> reporter: tonight the wreckage of theiery crash that killed iran's president and its foreign minister in a region already rocked by instability and war. tv crews reaching the remote scene today. the hard-line leader of america's long-standing adversary dead suddenly and, it seems, by accident. today in the streets of tehran men openly wept for president raisi, seen as the potential successor to iran's aging supreme leader. at...
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keir simmons now with late details on what's being called a politically motivated ambush. >> reportertonight, a tense europe shaken again, gunshots, and a possible glimpse of the shooter, then slovakia's prime minister staggers to his car hit in the stomach, his security bundling him inside. "i heard three shots," this woman says, "and then he fell next to the barrier." tonight he was air-lifted to the hospital and is in a life-threatening condition. moments after the attack, police handcuffing a man. the country's president says a suspect has been arrested. "i am shocked," she says. "it's an attack on our democracy." tonight's tack coming after a spate of of political assassination attempts. in 2022 japan's former prime minister shinzo abe was shot in the street. a year later an assassin's gun jammed as the vice president of argentina was targeted and a south korean opposition leader was stabbed in the neck. slovakia's pro-russian prime minister had run for re-election opposed to military aid to ukraine. only to u-turn months later. his politics divisive. thousands protesting in the
keir simmons now with late details on what's being called a politically motivated ambush. >> reportertonight, a tense europe shaken again, gunshots, and a possible glimpse of the shooter, then slovakia's prime minister staggers to his car hit in the stomach, his security bundling him inside. "i heard three shots," this woman says, "and then he fell next to the barrier." tonight he was air-lifted to the hospital and is in a life-threatening condition. moments after the...
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joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons.officer marc polymeropoulos. he's an nbc news and security and intelligence analyst. marc, let's talk about you. what do we know about the crash and please talk about the implications of these deaths? >> well, in terms of the cause, we did hear from the iranians early on initially. the iranian interior minister was saying there was a hard landing last night due to fog. certainly from the pictures you can see there's a lots of fog in that region, that it is mountainous, that those are the pictures of the rescue effort. the actual rescue itself took hours, hampered by those conditions. that is going to be the primary focus, the, if you like, the chief suspect in terms of what the cause of this crash might be. and then in terms of the implications, well, listen, this is a region in the middle eeftd known for conspiracy theories, known for finger pointing. there will be that aspect to it. in fact, the senate majority leader overnight racing to indicate his information from yourself intelli
joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons.officer marc polymeropoulos. he's an nbc news and security and intelligence analyst. marc, let's talk about you. what do we know about the crash and please talk about the implications of these deaths? >> well, in terms of the cause, we did hear from the iranians early on initially. the iranian interior minister was saying there was a hard landing last night due to fog. certainly from the pictures you can see there's a...
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nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has the latest on what's being called a politically motivated ambish. >> reporter: a tense europe shaken again, gunshots and a possible glimpse of the shooter, then slovakia's prime minister staggers to his car, hit in the stomach, his security bundling him inside. i heard three shots, this woman says, and then he fell next to the barrier. airlift today the hospital, moments after the attack police handcuffing a man. the country's president says a suspect has been arrested. i am shocked, she says. it's an attack on our democracy. the attack coming after a spate of political uh-uh sasination attempts. in 2022 japan's former prime minister shinzo abe was struck dead in the street. a year later an assassin's gun jammed and in january a south korean opposition leader was stabbed in the neck. last month ukraine claimed it foiled a russian attempt to assassination president zelenskyy. but slovakia's pro-russian prime minister had run for re-election opposed to military aid to ukraine only to u-turn months later. his politics divisive, thousa
nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has the latest on what's being called a politically motivated ambish. >> reporter: a tense europe shaken again, gunshots and a possible glimpse of the shooter, then slovakia's prime minister staggers to his car, hit in the stomach, his security bundling him inside. i heard three shots, this woman says, and then he fell next to the barrier. airlift today the hospital, moments after the attack police handcuffing a man. the country's...
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nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in the gulf region for us. he joins us now.n though raisi was the president he wasn't the supreme leader of iran, can you explain what this death means for the success plan? >> reporter: president raisi is elected. there will be another election. the leader of iran right now is -- the question with raisi was whether he would succeed khomeini at some point. and the fact that foreign minister was on this helicopter. you've seen the pictures, they're stunning for any iranian watching. it's being shown on the wreckage on tv. we're hearing from one u.s. official that iran even reached out to the u.s. according to -- to get assistance. in a region that's already unstable in the middle east. at the same time, just reached an adviser in tehran and he was adamant there won't be a shift in their policy. >> this is a big loss. i don't want to minimize that. i don't want to down play it. but when we're talking about the general direction of the state, it goes beyond any individual, it goes beyond the leader. >> reporter: so often these eve
nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons is in the gulf region for us. he joins us now.n though raisi was the president he wasn't the supreme leader of iran, can you explain what this death means for the success plan? >> reporter: president raisi is elected. there will be another election. the leader of iran right now is -- the question with raisi was whether he would succeed khomeini at some point. and the fact that foreign minister was on this helicopter. you've seen the...
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>> i want to go, if we could, to keir simmons, who is in the gulf. keir, i would ask you to help us understand what impact this death of an iranian president will have on regimes in the region immediately. how will they perceive it? what difference will it make for them as they think about an iran that, for most of them, is their biggest threat? >> yeah, i mean, i think the way you guys have framed it this morning effectively, you know, add to the busying forces in the region right now, uncertainty in iran. now, the first vice president who is now taking over as president, he went to russia in october and did a deal, which then supplied russia with more weapons, more iranian weapons. in fact, president putin today talking about what a great leader president raisi was. xi of china talking about him as a friend. the partners of iran are out already sending their condolences. other countries on the fence also sending concondolences. many countries from the gulf of and the middle east sending messages, because you do in circumstances like this. i think w
>> i want to go, if we could, to keir simmons, who is in the gulf. keir, i would ask you to help us understand what impact this death of an iranian president will have on regimes in the region immediately. how will they perceive it? what difference will it make for them as they think about an iran that, for most of them, is their biggest threat? >> yeah, i mean, i think the way you guys have framed it this morning effectively, you know, add to the busying forces in the region right...
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here's keir simmons. >> reporter: the wreckage of the fiery crash that killed iran's president and its foreign minister in a region already rocked by instability and war. tv crews reaching the remote scene. the hard-line leader of america's long-standing adversary dead suddenly, and it seems, by accident. in the streets of tehran, men openly o openly wept for raisi. at some iranian embassies in the west, opponents celebrated. the u.s. says there were no signs of outside interference and saying iran's government reached out for help during the rescue efforts. >> ultimately, largely for logistical reasons we weren't able to provide that assistance. >> reporter: hamas sending its sympathies. since the october 7 terror attacks, iran's proxies have launched multiple offenses, escalating the tension in the region, and from tehran, an advisor to the government telling nbc news not to expect policy changes despite the unexpected death. >> this is a big loss. but, whethern we're talking abo the general direction of the state, it goes beyond any individual. >> reporter: lester holt sat down with
here's keir simmons. >> reporter: the wreckage of the fiery crash that killed iran's president and its foreign minister in a region already rocked by instability and war. tv crews reaching the remote scene. the hard-line leader of america's long-standing adversary dead suddenly, and it seems, by accident. in the streets of tehran, men openly o openly wept for raisi. at some iranian embassies in the west, opponents celebrated. the u.s. says there were no signs of outside interference and...
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nbc's keir simmons coming to us from the region, thank you so much. greatly appreciate it.supreme allied commander of nato, four star navy admiral james stavridis. chief international analyst for nbc news. when i was young, i heard, we're a man with nothing to lose. you can say the same for countries. but where are the countries with nothing to lose by striking out? you can look at russia. as we heard earlier last week, they have a demographic time bomb going off. they have a weakening economy. putin flexed his muscles, went to ukraine. we can go down the list of china's problems and the reason we fare them. here, you have economic decline, political unrest that's been going on for the last decade, simmering under the surface, and now the death of their president and foreign minister. what fears do you have that they may strike out during this time of weakness? >> it's a legitimate thing. i'll add to the list north korea, a starving dictatorship without a lot of global options open to them. the ayatollahs are on a one-way street. they cannot turn around. they cannot get out
nbc's keir simmons coming to us from the region, thank you so much. greatly appreciate it.supreme allied commander of nato, four star navy admiral james stavridis. chief international analyst for nbc news. when i was young, i heard, we're a man with nothing to lose. you can say the same for countries. but where are the countries with nothing to lose by striking out? you can look at russia. as we heard earlier last week, they have a demographic time bomb going off. they have a weakening economy....
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as nbc's keir simmons reports, rescuers were slowed by bad weather and heavy fog. reporter well, governments across the middle east, including here in the gulf, are watching and worrying about events in iran. this morning with that news that president raisi did die in that helicopter crash, an iranian official describing it as a hard landing last night before the news of the fatalities emerged and saying it was due to fog and bad weather. and certainly the images of the frantic hours long rescue operation in iran on the border with azerbaijan do show thick, thick fog and mountainous terrain. now iran is in mourning . the first vice president has taken over. he is as almost as much a hardliner as president raisi was. he went to russia to do a deal over weapons. back in october, president raisi presided over a government that sent missiles towards israel and historic move just last month over a government that crushed protests over women's rights after the death of a 22 year old woman. so there will be many around the world who will not mourn him. many others, though
as nbc's keir simmons reports, rescuers were slowed by bad weather and heavy fog. reporter well, governments across the middle east, including here in the gulf, are watching and worrying about events in iran. this morning with that news that president raisi did die in that helicopter crash, an iranian official describing it as a hard landing last night before the news of the fatalities emerged and saying it was due to fog and bad weather. and certainly the images of the frantic hours long...
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our chief international correspondent, keir simmons for us there. you. >>> this morning president biden and israel's benjamin netanyahu are slamming a move by the world's top war crimes court to seek an arrest warrant for war crimes in gaza. nbc's raf sanchez joins us from tel aviv this morning. raf, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. israel had been dreading this announcement from the prosecutor of the international criminal court for weeks, but was unable to stop it. and today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu at risk of joining vladimir putin in a club of world leaders facing arrest for alleged war crimes. both israel and the united states are pushing back hard. >> the president of the united states -- >> reporter: president biden emphasizing his support for israel last night and pushing back on allegations it's committing genocide in gaza. >> it's clear what's happening is not genocide. i reject that. >> reporter: the president also condemning the international criminal court, after prosecutors announce they're seeking the arres
our chief international correspondent, keir simmons for us there. you. >>> this morning president biden and israel's benjamin netanyahu are slamming a move by the world's top war crimes court to seek an arrest warrant for war crimes in gaza. nbc's raf sanchez joins us from tel aviv this morning. raf, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. israel had been dreading this announcement from the prosecutor of the international criminal court for weeks, but was unable to...
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. >> and let's get started with keir simmons live in the gulf n morning to you. iran this morning announcing five days of mourning and that the funeral of its president will be held tomorrow, a leader who crushed dissent and represented the hard liners in iran dying in what all the evidence this morning sugg region, keir, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. iran this morning announcing five days of mourning and that the funeral of its president will be held tomorrow, a leader who crushed dissent and represented the hard liners in iran dying in what all the evidence this morning suggests was an accident. these are the images rocking the middle east this morning, the charred remains of a helicopter, its tail partially intact, news that rescuers who took hours to reach the remote site found only wreckage, and the bodies of the dead. iran's hard-line president and its foreign minister brought down by bad weather, an official said, the thick fog into mountainous terrain evident from the pictures of the urgent rescue efforts. in the u.s. the senat
. >> and let's get started with keir simmons live in the gulf n morning to you. iran this morning announcing five days of mourning and that the funeral of its president will be held tomorrow, a leader who crushed dissent and represented the hard liners in iran dying in what all the evidence this morning sugg region, keir, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. iran this morning announcing five days of mourning and that the funeral of its president will be held...
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keir simmons has those details. >> reporter: tonight, the wreckage of the fiery crash that killed iran'ssident and its foreign minister. the hard line leader of america's long standing side dead and sud ply it seems by accident. today in the streets of tehran, men openly wept for president raisi, a successor to the supreme leader. but some embassies in the west, opponents celebrated. the u.s. tonight says there are no signs of outside interference. >> and we were not able to provide that system. >> raisi described today as a friend by fellow presidents putin and xi. hamas sending its sympathies. the proxies have launched multiple offensives, escalating the tension in the region. tonight from tehran, an adviser to the government, telling nbc news not to expect policy changes despite the unexpected death. >> this is a big loss. when we are talking about the general direction of the state, it goes beyond any individual. >> reporter: raisi crushed internal decent, descent. >> and some occurred during the tenure as president, especially the human rights abuses in the women and girls of iran.
keir simmons has those details. >> reporter: tonight, the wreckage of the fiery crash that killed iran'ssident and its foreign minister. the hard line leader of america's long standing side dead and sud ply it seems by accident. today in the streets of tehran, men openly wept for president raisi, a successor to the supreme leader. but some embassies in the west, opponents celebrated. the u.s. tonight says there are no signs of outside interference. >> and we were not able to provide...
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keir simmons is in the region and joins us with more. hi, keir. >> reporter: hi, becky.th countries sending their condolences to the iranian leadership. images we're seeing now, becky, from the iranian state television and even turkish tv at crash site tell us how difficult it would have been to survive. everybody onboard died according to iranian state media. those pictures, too, of the rescue effort overnight, you see the depth of the fog. the density of the fog in a very mountainous area. that is, appears to be, the primary, likely, cause of what happened here. it does look like this was an accident. said chuck schumer overnight racing he has been told by intelligence source there's in the u.s. that there is not blame, blame cannot be placed anywhere else other than an accident. and iran moving quickly to replace president raisi. president raisi, of course, a hard-liner crushing the dissent, the new int prim president, who was the vice president stepping in. also a hard-liner. election expected in 50 days, but the consensus of it now falling here in the region and bey
keir simmons is in the region and joins us with more. hi, keir. >> reporter: hi, becky.th countries sending their condolences to the iranian leadership. images we're seeing now, becky, from the iranian state television and even turkish tv at crash site tell us how difficult it would have been to survive. everybody onboard died according to iranian state media. those pictures, too, of the rescue effort overnight, you see the depth of the fog. the density of the fog in a very mountainous...