Sir Richard Dalton Reacts To Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Helicopter Crash

It’s been an eventful week in the news with the unexpected death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also took seven other lives – including that of the Iranian Foreign Minister - near the country’s border with Azerbaijan on Sunday, the 19th of May. We explore the major consequences that is having on Iran’s political structure and succession plans for the next Supreme Leader, as 63-year-old President Raisi was the main candidate slated to succeed 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Joining Riz Khan to give their thoughts is the former British Ambassador to Iran, Sir Richard Dalton. _________________________________________________________________ Like us on Facebook:   / alarabiya.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / alarabiya_eng   Follow us on Instagram:   / alarabiya_eng   Like us on Google+: https://goo.gl/L5Nqcx Al Arabiya English website: https://english.alarabiya.net/ Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://goo.gl/fQ0RkI __ The English site of the Arab world's leading news channel #iran #ebrahimraisi #news