The Iranian president is the second most important man in the country, just after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. There are those who believe he is called to become the next ayatollah, the highest head of the country.
Ebrahim Raisi, currently missinghas been president of Iran since 2021.
Is he second most important man in the countryjust under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He won the 2021 elections with his conservative party and with a campaign based on exposing corruption.
After a long legal career, he became judicial head of Iran, from where he rose to become president. In the indictment he called himself a “defender of human rights.” That has the value it has in Iran, but in addition, an Amnesty International report revealed that he served as a judge on the Death Commission, which in 1988, after the Iraq-Iran war, ordered the deaths of between 4,500 and 5,000 people. political prisoners, including torture.
During his government, repression against activists, women and critics of the regime has intensified.
There are those who believe he was called to be the next Ayatollah, the supreme head of the country.
Therefore, it is about the disappearance, at least for the time being, of a truly important man within the Iranian regime.
Analysis by Mikel Ayestarán by what would happen if Raisi died:
Source: EITB
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