Urgent| The last moments in the life of the only survivor… and the specter of inheritance threatens the Iranian regime
Last night, Monday, the Iranian media published a recording of the moments of finding the wreckage of the Ibrahim Raisi helicopter, and the bodies of the victims of the crash that occurred yesterday. The helicopter crashed near the border with Azerbaijan, which the Iranian president visited on Tuesday.
The plane was on its way to the Iranian city of Tabriz, amid harsh weather conditions that witnessed heavy fog.
The BP network reported The Persian-language CNN said that one of the passengers of the helicopter that crashed was Muhammad Ali Al-Hashim, the imam of the city of Tabriz – The city to which the helicopter was flying. From contacting the president’s office until he died of his wounds.
Nami said: "There is no need to conduct DNA tests to identify the passengers".
He added: "In general, Nine people, including the crew, were killed in the helicopter crash.
Among the passengers of the helicopter was Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
Iran declared five days of mourning after the death of Raisi. . Crowds took to the squares and mosques in Tehran yesterday and mourned him.
Raisi, who was 63 years old at the time of his death, was elected president of Iran in 2021.
He will now serve as Raisi’s position. Temporarily his deputy, Muhammad Muhabbar. The constitution stipulates that presidential elections will be held within 50 days.
The death of “Raisi” represents… A blow to the influential elements in the Iranian regime, which wanted him to one day succeed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Raisi is considered a staunch ally of the 85-year-old Khamenei, and his natural successor.
Raisi was elected president in 2021 after the Guardian Council – half of whose members are appointed by the Supreme Leader – banned any other recognized candidate from running. Run against him.
Iran is already holding presidential and parliamentary elections, but the final say goes to the Supreme Leader – who also serves as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The Supreme Leader is chosen by the Assembly of Experts, which includes 88 members who are elected every eight years. In the elections held in March, Raisi won a seat in the council.
His predecessor as president, Hassan Rouhani, “who is considered more moderate,” was banned from running.
Khamenei’s job Served as President of Iran until 1989, when he replaced Khomeini – Iran’s first supreme leader who had died – as supreme leader. According to Vali Nasser, professor of Middle Eastern studies and international relations at Johns Hopkins University, it is clear that "president" He wanted the role of supreme leader. According to him, for Raisi, the presidency was actually a stepping stone on the path to office.
A group of conservative and influential Iranians promoted Raisi’s candidacy as Khamenei’s successor.
Nasser said: " “Now they have no candidate, and this provides an opportunity for other factions and other people to become serious competitors.”
According to Iranian sources, Raisi and Khamenei had a mutual agreement on Iranian policy, including nuclear talks and the suppression of opponents of the regime. Since the process of selecting the next supreme leader is not yet on the agenda and is hidden from the public eye, it is not possible to know with certainty who the candidates are to replace Khamenei.
According to observers, the two people who were The most fortunate so far are my president and Khamenei’s son – Mojtaba, 55, is a cleric who has never held public office.
The coronation of Khamenei’s son as supreme leader could spark great anger in Iran – and not only among Opponents of the regime, but also among supporters of the establishment, who may consider the decision an “un-Islamic” move.
One of those close to Khamenei said that the Supreme Leader expressed his opposition to his son’s nomination because he does not want the position of guide to be “… Inherited" In the Iranian regime – as in the Shah’s regime, which was overthrown in the 1979 revolution.
Another source said that opposing Khamenei may deprive his son and Ali Khomeini – the grandson of the first Supreme Leader – From the candidacy.
Against the backdrop of speculation about the identity of the next supreme leader who will replace Khamenei after his death, a former regime official said: “Raisi’s death is a blow to the institution, as he has no other candidate now.”
The source indicated that although Raisi is expected to be the next supreme leader, no one knows what Khamenei wants. He estimated that now, after the president’s death, regime officials will try to influence as much as possible the identity of the candidates to succeed Khamenei.- For more: Elrisala website and for social follow us on Facebook
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