Geo-Strategy #7: Who Killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi?
Jiang Xue QinApr 16, 2026On May 19th, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed in dense fog, killing all nine occupants, including the foreign minister. While the official narrative attributes the tragedy to bad weather and an aging American helicopter from the 1970s, a deeper game theory analysis suggests a more complex possibility. The incident occurred as Raisi was widely expected to succeed the 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a succession that could have dramatically altered the balance of power within the Islamic Republic. The critical question emerges: was this a tragic accident, or a calculated move in Iran's opaque internal power struggle, potentially orchestrated by factions seeking to preserve their entrenched influence?
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