in Iran, opponents of the regime rejoice at the death of President Ebrahim Raïssi

The 63-year-old Iranian leader died in the crash of the helicopter carrying him on Sunday. The disappearance of the man nicknamed the “butcher of Tehran” gives some people hope for change.

Not all Iranians mourn the death of their president. Since the announcement of the death of Ebrahim Raïssi, Iran’s allies have mainly expressed their condolences to the regime. But on site the reactions are more varied and less affected.

In the ranks of the opposition, voices are already rejoicing at the death of the ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raïssi, alias “the butcher of Tehran”, a nickname that has followed him since 1988 when he ordered the execution of thousands of opponents. in Iranian prisons. Nasser, aged in his thirties and who lives in Tehran, does not hide his joy: “I am absolutely happy that the president and his propagandist minister Abollahian are dead! Justice has been done, although we would have preferred that they were tried in court and punished for their crimes against the Iranian population.”

This is the second Iranian president to die in office, and Nasser would like this brutal death to shake up the regime: “I hope that this event will create tensions in the political class, that they will tear themselves apart to regain power, and that it will give strength to the Iranian people in their fight against the regime.”

Another astonishing event seen in the streets of Tehran: fireworks. Ebrahim Raïssi has been on the move in recent months to bloodily repress the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.

On social networks, many Iranians also express their contentment. And for Omid too, the death of the Iranian president is good news: “The mullahs and Revolutionary Guards want to kill us, so the more who die, the less danger Iranians are in. Knowing that this violent regime is incapable of protecting its leaders, [c’est] very positive and it strengthens us in our fight for freedom.”

Nasrin also supports opposition to the Islamic Republic, but according to her, the death of Ebrahim Raïssi will have few consequences. “Nothing is going to change for the country. One mullah replaces another. He will surely be from the conservative camp, close to the supreme leadershe analyzes. And that doesn’t change anything, because the power is in the hands of the supreme leader, he is the one who decides the fate of the country…”

This is Ayatollah Khamenei, 85 years old, with almost 35 years in power. He assured Sunday, even before Raïssi’s death was confirmed, that there would be no “no disturbance in the affairs of state“.