In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is pictured at the Qiz Qalasi Dam, constructed on the Aras River on the joint borders between Iran and Azerbaijan. Raisi was seen as a potential successor to Iran’s supreme leader.
Iranian state-run media announced Raisi’s death in a post on Monday, along with the deaths of Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other government officials who were aboard the helicopter.
He could have become the supreme leader !
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks to crowds gathered to protest in Tehran in support of Palestinians in Gaza on Oct. 18, 2023.
As a protege of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Raisi had been seen as a potential successor for the top position, along with Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.
