When Iran inserts a Regime member into American academia, these types of opinion pieces continue.  Many persons besides me continue to call on Princeton to divest itself from this person, Seyed Mousavian.  Here is the latest article, which makes the claim “Iran could seek another unifying president like Raisi”—he was anything but.  Just ask any Iranian or Syrian, or Lebanese citizen, let along Israeli or Yemeni or Saudi.  Or ask someone from Afghanistan or UAE.  Or how about Jordan.  Don’t forget Iraq.  And this is just the start, we haven’t touched Europe or North America. (Mousavian attempts to portray Raisi as a positive “unifier” for the Regime, bringing together a president who aligned the executive with the legislature and the Supreme Leader.  But this is anything but unity, as Mousavian does not address, that the Leader’s / Regime’s policies are deadly for Iranians and the region).  See the piece at “Ebrahim Raisi: The president’s death leaves Iran at a crossroads,” MEE, 5-21-24.

“Thousands on streets for Iranian president’s funeral after crash,” BBC, 5-21-24.

“Iran’s rulers crack down on expressions of joy at Raisi’s death,” VOA, 5-21-24.  “[S]everal citizens who reported being ordered by security agencies to remove online content expressing joy at Raisi’s demise.  The head of Iran’s cyber police had warned a day earlier that authorities were “carefully monitoring cyberspace” and advised citizens to refrain from publishing “provocative” content.”

“After Raisi’s Death, Elections Pose Tricky Test for Iran’s Rulers,” NYT, 5-21-24.

“The death of the president changes the power dynamics in Iran,” Economist, 5-21-24.

“Who is Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s acting foreign minister?,” Al Jazeera, 5-21-24.