Iran’s president Ibrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, in which Raisi, who had a radical image, was elected president in June 2021. After Raisi’s death, some circles in the media have suggested that Israel was behind the tragedy.
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Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami visited the scene and gathered information.
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Bad weather is being cited as the cause of the accident. According to reports, visibility was very low due to rain and fog. Even after this, the market of speculation regarding the accident has heated up. Given Raisi’s controversial tenure and the country’s internal and external challenges, there are fears that local people or external enemy powers such as Israel could be behind the tragedy.
Possible Israeli involvement?
Given the decades-old rivalry between Iran and Israel, some Iranians fear that Israel may be behind the assassination of an Iranian general in the Syrian capital Damascus, followed by a missile attack on Israel. Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is famous for its campaign against Iran but one fact is that Mossad has never targeted any head of state.
However, experts consider the theory of Israeli involvement in the attack unlikely. The assassination of the current president of Iran would be considered a direct act of war. Iran can react severely against this.
Hard landing of Raisi’s helicopter
Even after this, regional tension will increase with this helicopter crash. Iran has proxy networks in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen Political instability in Iran will give these groups a boost. This can increase the scope of conflict.
Hossein Salami, the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reached the scene after the news of the accident. Apart from the emergency salute by the helicopter carrying Raisi, other IRGC commanders also visited the site.