UNCERTAINTY
Khamenei, who wields final authority in Iran, declared 5 days of nationwide mourning and assigned vice chairman Mokhber, 68, as caretaker president till the June 28 election.
A presidential election in Iran had not been anticipated till subsequent 12 months, and the crash has induced some uncertainty as to who will succeed Raisi, with some expressing concern in regards to the upcoming president.
“How do I discover somebody like him? I am actually frightened about that,” mentioned 31-year-old cleric Mohsen at Wednesday’s gathering in Tehran. “So far as I do know, we do not have anybody of his stature.”
Raisi was elected president in 2021, succeeding the reasonable Hassan Rouhani at a time when the economic system was battered by US sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear actions.
The ultra-conservative’s time in workplace noticed mass protests, a deepening financial disaster and unprecedented armed exchanges with arch-enemy Israel.
After his demise, Russia and China despatched their condolences, as did NATO, whereas the UN Safety Council noticed a minute’s silence.
Messages of condolence additionally flooded in from Iran’s allies across the area, together with the Syrian authorities in addition to Hamas and Hezbollah.
