President Raisi s unexpected death raises hopes that Iran s policy towards the West may soften, but the true extent will depend on the outcome of the upcoming snap election.
The ELN s Policy and Impact Director, Jane Kinninmont, analyses why the deaths of Iran s President and Foreign Minister, Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian, doesn t necessarily represent a shift in global politics. She explains that the probable candidates to replace Raisi are likely to endorse a continuation of current Iranian foreign policy, and any changes will be hard to notice for external observers.
Raisi was hailed as a "good friend" of China and while his death is unlikely to stir those ties, Beijing is keeping watch of the race in Iran to succeed Khamenei.
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