Iran: What next after President Raisi’s death? • FRANCE 24 English
political uncertainty in Iran with Iranians in shock and with the country’s supreme leader prior to the announcement of President Ibrahim re’s death seeking to reassure them people must be assured that there will be no disturbances in the country’s Affairs Ayatollah Ali Hai holds ultimate power in Iran he has the final say on foreign policy and Iran’s nuclear program he is 85 Ry was considered as a strong Contender to succeed him under article 131 of the Constitution Iran’s first vice president Muhammad mbba takes over for an interim period elections for new presidents have to take place within 50 days an unexpected task for the conservative forces running the country the question is how much are they going to Stage manage that election because when R was elected they basically removed any po potentially serious Contender to him in order to kind of uh ensure his electoral Victory uh now that he is gone the question is who are the contenders and who do they need to fend off in order to make sure that the results are predictable in their favor changes now come at a pivotal time there is growing geopolitical tension in the region brought center stage with the Israel Hamas conflict last month a tip for tax confrontation between Iran and Israel sparked concerns that the Middle East could descend into a full-blown War tensions are also mounting over Tan’s deepening military ties with Russia and its conflict in Ukraine as well as its disputed nuclear program there is growing dissent within the country over an array of political social and economic crises
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday (May 20) after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain, near the Azerbaijan border.
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5 comments
More of the same madness?
There's no uncertainty. There's already a new leader.
Israel mossad shot down this helicopter 🚁 mossad secret plan
No one is in shock. There is president already and 50 days there will be a new one.
Another and another and another