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Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi: Ayatollah Ali Khomenei promises that “continuity” will be “ensured”
Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi: Ayatollah Ali Khomenei promises that “continuity” will be “ensured”
(FRANCEINFO)
He was nicknamed “the butcher of Tehran” for his responsibility in the execution of several thousand Iranians in the 1980s. Ebrahim Raïssi, the Iranian president, died in a helicopter accident.
Nine passengers were on board the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi. At the scene of the crash of the plane of the head of state declared dead, Monday May 20, Farshid Abdi, journalist for Iranian public television, comments: “This accident happened because of the thick fog in the area and heavy rains in this jungle.”
Elected for three years, the Iranian president returned by helicopter after the inauguration of a dam. Five days of national mourning have just been decreed by the Supreme Guide, Ayatallah Khomeini, the true holder of power in Iran.
The late president was the equivalent of the French Prime Minister. This morning of Monday May 20, Ayatollah Ali Khomenei declared that “continuity will be ensured” and that he “there will be no disturbance in the work of the country.” The interim will be provided by a new president before the presidential election which will be held in 50 days.
