Iran Supreme Leader’s Representative Claims Raisi Was Assassinated, Not Killed in Accident
A senior Iranian cleric and representative of the Supreme Leader has claimed that former president Ebrahim Raisi was assassinated, contradicting official reports of an accident.
A senior Iranian cleric has alleged that former president Ebrahim Raisi was assassinated, claiming that part of his recent Friday prayer sermon in Mashhad was censored after he accused Israel of involvement.
Ahmad Alamolhoda, the supreme leader’s representative in Khorasan Razavi province and Raisi’s father-in-law, said the deleted portion of his sermon argued that Raisi’s death was not accidental but the result of a targeted killing.
Iranian authorities have repeatedly rejected such claims. Official investigations by the armed forces’ general staff concluded that Raisi died in a helicopter crash caused by technical and weather conditions, with no evidence of sabotage or foreign interference.
Alamolhoda cited a recently published book, Perfume of Death, as the basis for his allegation. However, Iranian and international media have questioned the book’s credibility, noting the absence of a recognised publisher, numerous factual and editorial flaws, and an author with no known background in intelligence, security or investigative journalism.
Despite the official findings, several conservative politicians and commentators close to the Iranian establishment have continued to promote assassination theories. Some have suggested Israel intended to send a “practical message” to Tehran, a claim widely reported but not substantiated by evidence.
Former national security chief Ali Shamkhani has dismissed these assertions, saying investigators found no indication of external involvement, while cautioning against speculation that could mislead public opinion.
Nearly 20 months after Raisi’s death, the persistence of conflicting narratives underscores ongoing divisions within Iran’s political elite and highlights public scepticism toward official explanations of one of the country’s most sensitive incidents.
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