Title: Austin Denies Washington's Involvement in Raisi's Helicopter Incident

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the United States is not involved in any way in the helicopter incident involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation, according to "RT." In a press conference, he stated, "The United States had no role to play in this incident, that is a clear and simple fact." Austin responded to Iranian accusations by saying, "I will not speculate on what they will say or who they will blame; they should conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the incident." He added, "There could be a number of things, mechanical failure, pilot error, call it what you want." He described the helicopter crash as "extremely unfortunate," declining to comment on the status of U.S. forces or whether there would be changes following the incident.