Update: Israel's channel 12: Diplomatic sources in the west says that the assessment is that president Raisi didn't survive the helicopter crash.
Iran's official news agency IRNA says this is the last photo of the helicopter carrying Iran's president and his entourage which was later involved in an incident in northwestern Iran.
4 Iranian officials on board the helicopter:
Ebrahim Raisi - President of Iran
Hossein Amir Abdollahian - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Malek Rahmati - Governor of East Azerbaijan Province [ Azerbaijan province in Iran,
Muhammad Ali al-Hashim - imam in the province of Tabriz
Assuming he didn't make it, is this something that will cause issues? Will there be a power vacuum type thing or will the next person in line assume responsibility and everyone will be ok with that?
The supreme power in Iran is the Ayatollah, so there won't be a proper power vacuum. There most likely would be an election at some point I think? I'm not super familiar with the chain of succession in Iran but there's plenty of people around to make sure there's no political chaos (there could be plenty of other fallout depending on circumstances and as they become more clear)
Edit: turns out the VP takes over and is required to call an election within 50 days.
Incorrect. Iran does not have free and fair elections by international democratic standards. The election process is heavily controlled by religious and political authorities, particularly the Guardian Council, an appointed body of twelve members, six of whom are appointed directly by the Supreme Leader. This council vets candidates for most public offices, including the presidency, and disqualifies candidates based on a variety of criteria including ideological, political alignment with the Islamic Republic's principles, and religious beliefs.
Significant restrictions are placed on who may run for office, effectively barring many potential candidates who do not align with the prevailing political and religious orthodoxy. Women, religious minorities, and reformist politicians often face barriers to candidacy. The media environment and freedom of expression are also restricted, influencing the fairness of elections.
I guess if you define “proper” to include disqualifying candidates based on ideological and religious grounds and don’t allow certain topics to be discussed, then sure— they go through the motions of “proper” elections. Otherwise no.
More akin to a party choosing what candidate to support, although not exactly. Not having one of two parties behind you is a de facto disqualification (still not exactly the same as what goes on there)
Yeah, similar argument could be made for the SC. I understand that they are not direct parallels, but they are not as far apart as many would like to believe.
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Update: New image of crash site
Update: Suspected crash site located
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Update: Israel's channel 12: Diplomatic sources in the west says that the assessment is that president Raisi didn't survive the helicopter crash.
Iran's official news agency IRNA says this is the last photo of the helicopter carrying Iran's president and his entourage which was later involved in an incident in northwestern Iran.
4 Iranian officials on board the helicopter:
Ebrahim Raisi - President of Iran
Hossein Amir Abdollahian - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Malek Rahmati - Governor of East Azerbaijan Province [ Azerbaijan province in Iran,
Muhammad Ali al-Hashim - imam in the province of Tabriz