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\u201cIranian President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash; Mohammad Mokhber now acting president,\u201d<\/a> AL.com, 5-20-24.\u00a0 Another loss to the Regime is the FM, Hossein Amirabdollahian, which will put a damper on their nuclear and proxies portfolio.\u00a0 The Quds Force is reeling for the moment.\u00a0 Remember, aircraft and helicopters in Iran have parts shortage, but NOT because of U.S. and Western sanctions\u2014those are decisions the Regime makes.\u00a0 The Regime has plenty of money for want they want to spend on (i.e., proxies, drones, nuclear program, Hamas support), and most important because their own actions and support of terrorism earned them those sanctions.\u00a0 Stop being a pariah and a Shia Revolution, and act as a normal country, and those sanctions will be lifted.\u00a0 So in this article it is no surprise to hear \u201cformer Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sought to blame the United States for the crash in an interview Monday. \u201cOne of the main culprits of yesterday\u2019s tragedy is the United States, which … embargoed the sale of aircraft and aviation parts to Iran and does not allow the people of Iran to enjoy good aviation facilities,\u201d Zarif said. \u201cThese will be recorded in the list of US crimes against the Iranian people.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

So, who is this interim president?\u00a0 \u201cIranian vice presidents are relatively low profile. But Mokhber has already caught the attention of the Biden administration for his role in supplying drones and missiles to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. In October 2022, Mokhber was one of a delegation of senior Iranian officials who traveled to Moscow to finalize a sale of Iranian drones and ballistic missiles to Moscow. U.S. officials have condemned Iran\u2019s provision of arms to Russia, particularly the drones that Russia uses to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.\u00a0A former member of the medical corps of Iran\u2019s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, Mokhber is a conservative politician with deep ties to the supreme leader, according to media reports. He held senior positions in Setad, a conglomerate controlled by Khamenei that was involved in efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, as well as the Mostazafan Foundation, a charity also controlled by Khameni that is sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department.\u201d\u00a0 Setad and the Foundation have stolen from the people and minority groups.\u00a0 Mokhber doesn\u2019t have clean hands.\u00a0 See \u201cThe one thing US fears after Iranian president\u2019s death,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n

Correct statement.\u00a0 \u201cPresident Raisi’s death a perilous moment for Iran regime – but don’t expect a change to foreign policy,\u201d<\/a> Sky News, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Protector of the resistance\u2019: Iran\u2019s allies, proxy terror groups mourn Raisi\u2019s death,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe helicopter crashed because of a \u201ctechnical failure,\u201d the IRNA state news agency said.\u201d \u00a0Another disputed statement.\u00a0 See \u201cWhat We Know About the Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran\u2019s President,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 5-20-24.\u00a0 Also see this story for a striking picture of the Western dressed president and assistants from Azerbaijan who are wearing coat and ties, and the representatives from Iran who refuse to wear ties because they believe they are symbolic of the decadent West.\u00a0 Another striking aspect of this NYT story is that the NYT gave no credit to Turkey for its drone locating the crash site from its heat and passing the coordinates to the Iranian rescuers, who presumably would have continued searching for a day or two.<\/p>\n

Turkey found the helicopter for Iran.\u00a0 \u201cTurkey says helicopter carrying Iran\u2019s Raisi did not emit transponder signal, adds Turkish drone used to find wreckage,\u201d<\/a> IntelliNews, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Iran Believes It\u2019s Winning Against Israel,\u201d<\/a> FP, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cAli Bagheri-Kani, who has close family ties with Khamenei and previously led Iran\u2019s delegation in nuclear talks with the West, was appointed acting foreign minister.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIranian President, Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 5-20-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIranian President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash; Mohammad Mokhber now acting president,\u201d AL.com, 5-20-24.\u00a0 Another loss to the Regime is the FM, Hossein Amirabdollahian, which will put a damper on their nuclear and proxies portfolio.\u00a0 The Quds Force is reeling for the moment.\u00a0 Remember, aircraft and helicopters in Iran have parts shortage, but NOT … <\/p>\n

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