Iranian media have confirmed the death of President Ibrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hussain Amir Abdullahian in a helicopter crash. According to the constitution, the Vice President will now assume the duties.
Iranian media say that all the people on the helicopter, including the President of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, the Foreign Minister, have died in the accident. However, it has not been announced at the official level yet.
According to Iranian media, it was confirmed that the wreckage of President Ibrahim Raisi’s helicopter was found this morning, after which the hopes of the Iranian President and the people on board the helicopter were lost.
According to the Iranian media, the cause of the accident has been attributed to rain and heavy fog, the wreckage of the helicopter of the Iranian president was found on the hill. Half an hour after the flight, the presidential helicopter lost contact with the other two helicopters.
Earlier, an Iranian official stated that the expectations for President Raisi’s survival following the helicopter crash are low. Speaking with a British news agency, the Iranian official mentioned that there are no signs of life at the crash site because the helicopter present there has been completely burned.
Who will take over the post of Iranian president after Ibrahim Raisi?
According to Al Jazeera, in the event of the president’s sudden death, the Iranian constitution states that the first vice president, currently Mohammad Mukhbar, will assume the presidency with the Supreme Leader’s approval.
According to the Iranian constitution, presidential elections will be held within 50 days after the death of the president.
According to Article 131 of the Constitution of Iran, if a President is declared ineligible or dies during his term of office, the Vice President takes over after confirmation of all the circumstances by the Supreme Leader.
A council consisting of the vice president, the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary has to elect a new president within 50 days.
Ibrahim Raisi appointed Mohammad Mukhbar as his first vice president in August 2021, shortly after assuming power.
