00:23This morning in central Iran, a military training flight ended in flames.
00:30A helicopter went down, two pilots are dead.
00:35And in a country already on edge, even a routine accident doesn't feel routine.
00:43Here's what we know.
00:45On February 24, 2026, an Iranian army training helicopter crashed in Dorche, in Khomeini
00:52Shar, Isfahan province.
00:54Not in a desert, not on a remote base, but inside the compound of a local wholesale fruit
01:00and vegetable market.
01:02State media, including Mare News Agency, confirmed that the pilot and co-pilot were killed.
01:09No official reports of additional casualties on the ground.
01:12No confirmed major damage to the market.
01:15Emergency crews responded quickly.
01:17And within hours, authorities framed it as a training accident.
01:21The helicopter was on a routine training flight.
01:25The type of aircraft has not been disclosed.
01:27The exact time of the crash has not been released.
01:30And most importantly, the cause remains under investigation.
01:35So far, there is no official mention of sabotage.
01:38No claim of foul play.
01:39No mechanical details.
01:41Just a straightforward description.
01:43A training mishap.
01:44But here's why this story is bigger than just one crash.
01:50Over the past month, Iran has experienced a string of explosions and incidents.
01:55On January 31, multiple blasts rocked areas including a residential building in Bandar Abbas.
02:01Officials blamed a gas leak.
02:03Six to seven people were reported dead.
02:05More than a dozen injured.
02:07But some residents questioned that explanation, saying the building didn't even have gas piping.
02:12The United States and Israel immediately denied any involvement.
02:17Then on February 18, a loud explosion sent a thick plume of smoke over Perant, near Tehran.
02:23Another blast was reported outside Shiraz.
02:25Some coverage called it the 13th unexplained blast of the month.
02:29No official cause confirmed.
02:31Just days ago, another explosion in Qoramabad.
02:34Authorities said it was a planned disposal of outdated munitions.
02:37Online skepticism grow.
02:39All of this is happening after the June 2025 12-day Iran-Israel war.
02:44A conflict that included reported U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
02:49Since then, mysterious fires and blasts have become more frequent.
02:53At the same time, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks have stalled.
02:56Washington is pushing for limits on enrichment, missiles, and regional proxies.
03:00Tehran is resisting broader concessions.
03:05Rhetoric has escalated.
03:06Military posturing has increased.
03:08And Israel has signaled it will continue operations inside Iran.
03:13Iranian officials, including security figures like Ali Larajani, have accused Israel of sabotage, pointing to a history of covert operations.
03:20Nuclear side explosions, assassinations, cyber attacks.
03:24U.S. and Israeli officials consistently deny involvement in these recent incidents, attributing them to accidents or internal failures.
03:30And that context matters, because Iran's military aviation has long faced real challenges.
03:35An aging fleet, part shortages due to sanctions, maintenance strains.
03:39Past crashes have been linked to weather, technical failure, or equipment limitations.
03:43So, when a training helicopter goes down today, there are two parallel narratives.
03:48One, a tragic but straightforward military accident.
03:50Two, a country so tense that every explosion, every crash, feels like it could be something more.
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