Could the death of Iran's President have been 'deliberate'? | LBC analysis

After Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash, Shelagh Fogarty speaks to Efrat Sopher, Chair of the Board of Advisors at the Ezri Center for Iran and Gulf States Research, to find out more.
Iran has declared five days of public mourning after Raisi's death. The crash happened close to Iran's border with Azerbaijan, where Raisi had been meeting Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev.
Raisi's funeral will take place on May 21st, 2024, and all cultural activities have been cancelled for the next week.
Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as acting president, while Bagheri Kani, who had been serving as deputy foreign minister, has now been made foreign minister.
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[@RB-en1gk]

Very clear propaganda

[@Elizadoolittle1948]

This woman comes across as sinister

[@shaunacole1]

Jew no doubt

[@INCREASE.THE.PEACE.]

​@@shaunacole1did you mean zionist?

[@tvted6160]

Utter nonsense. Both should be tried for war crimes.

[@Theo_Isaacs]

Absolutely correct, we were all thinking just that! They have no shame!!!

[@joshpatt8341]

So now saying something that you don't like is a war crime?

[@shahzadahmed6638]

Both who..?

[@tvted6160]

@@shahzadahmed6638 both bibi and Hamas

[@k0613948]

This woman is a joke

[@Ukbrummie]

The usa set up a giant fog machine in the iranian mountains. 😂

[@robertcreighton4635]

Biden and his dry ice...😂

[@shahnazkayani2310]

IsraeHell is behind this or America

[@jamesoneill2933]

Perhaps the same one the British used at the Mull of Kintyre.

[@captain_context9991]

Not the old fog machine trick again.

[@420monkey]

The Israelis used a UAP weapon on the 12th April...

[@onpointwithnqulunga1783]

Those dead Palestinians are not a political rouse…the Israeli prime minister propped up Hamas as it suited his political agenda….its only just that he is held to account in the same arena.

[@kathleentrinity7367]

That's just the point: Netanyahu is on the same immoral level...maybe lower because many of his reasons include avoidance of jail.

[@generalali7609]

If women in Iran can openly celebrate the death of their own president, we must ask the question, is what we have been told true about the level of oppression women face in Iran? How are they this free to express themselves against the government yet we keep hearing they are so oppressed? If they are going around systematically kiIIing women for no head scarf they why would they allow them to do this? Something doesn’t add up.

[@mohamedmoledina6403]

The narrative is falling apart😊

[@INCREASE.THE.PEACE.]

Interesting point

[@TalkingwithTommy804]

She's been listening to Donald Trump 😂😂

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

Would you suggest she'd be better off listening to Biden?

[@TalkingwithTommy804]

@trytellingthetruth.2068 she's replaying the greatest hits of Mango Mussolini,these same lies are making all of Trump's cronies go bankrupt from settlements,lying has consequences.

[@captain_context9991]

Have you tried listening to him? Its not easy, is it.

[@dethspud]

Did she actually imply that Iran did this? So supreme leader's kid could succeed? Wow, just wow. Shameless propaganda is shameless.

[@420monkey]

Mossad

[@mosh71]

The guest proved herself incompetent and as a biased person to start with when she kind of tried to defend Netanyahu. So thanks for letting me stop watching any longer, because im sure she would not talk of anything credible about Iran either.

[@rizwansuleman5050]

Propaganda. She lied through her teeth and the incompetent interview didn't raise any questions

[@jennymurphy9142]

Yes

[@robertcreighton4635]

Allah willed it. so yes, it was deliberate. These gods need to be held to account.

[@MoTHFC]

Propaganda...

[@bigtone718]

😂The Iranian president died in a helicopter accident? that's what they're calling it? OK!!😉

[@janeencarr3550]

Dislike this video

[@liveyourbestlifetoday5329]

Who the heck is that blatant liar????

[@dareensooraya9615]

Which one ?

[@naidol]

The interviewer needs to focus on her poor diet rather than wondering about world affairs. I'm serious.😮

[@brianferguson7840]

Fogarty "Astonished" at Iranian atrocities against women, but unmoved by tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians killed. What a princess 👸 😂

[@kwanchan6745]

accusations voiced by a zio

[@goldstandardsilver555]

When has she said she's unmoved by Palestinian deaths?

[@peterschmidt7279]

Netanyahu could be called the butcher of Gaza.

[@JohnnyCrash-ug8zt]

@@goldstandardsilver555because she’s not crying or mentioning it on a daily basis, I mean nobody cared about Palestinians before October 7th, but hey oh..

[@Human_Herbivore]

Netanyahu is very far far away from not having committed war crimes. If he wants to challenge that, he can appear in court and make his case. Not agreeing to appear is admitting guilt and hiding.

[@tomcharles8786]

...they can't be called to the ICC...they're not signatories.......so there....

[@Human_Herbivore]

@@tomcharles8786 they don't have to be "signatories", if there is an arrest warrant that's valid. The ICC has the jurisdiction regardless of Israel being an ICC state party.

[@dalogan7290]

lol, You got a law degree by the university of KZbin hahahahahahahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Human_Herbivore]

@@dalogan7290 nope, it's easily searchable, including on the ICC website.

[@Petejoeoliver]

She’s chatting BS front and centre

[@jamesoneill2933]

I've seldom been more certain of anything, last week the President of pro Russian Slovakia this week the 'accident' with pro Russian Iranian, do the maths.

[@Rosskles]

Yeah, the CIA made an old man mad and used a fog machine in Iran. Please use some logical thought.

[@lordchaa1598]

@@Rosskles, everything is a conspiracy now. I wish critical thinking would make a comeback again. Sadly, there is no reaching these people.

[@shahzadahmed6638]

Soo…. Remind me again the difference between Netanyahu and Raisi…?? im ALL ears. GO

[@999-OMG-LMAO]

It's the same as comparing a deer with a hippopotamus...

[@Input-vh7vu]

Bibi is a saint to compare Raisi.

[@shahzadahmed6638]

@@Input-vh7vu you’ve just shown ur true colours, thankyou very much for your honesty now f off.

[@SnowWhite-r6e]

Of course it's deliberate

[@bloodrave9578]

Accident waiting to happen in all honesty, the helicopter was 1960s vintage for starters and with the sanctions, Iran has not been able to get any modern equipment like helicopters. Israel has denied all involvement ( I do believe them on this), weather and terrain caused the crash.

[@khrisma83]

Why they are not buying russian helicopter?

[@shahnazkayani2310]

I don’t trust Israel. Israel is behind this months back Israel killed Irani Army officer then Bombed their Embassy. So it’s Israel

[@jamesoneill2933]

Well if as you say , "in all honesty" then it must have been an accident.

[@whateverwhatever5715]

I agree ...also 9 people were onboard....maybe weight was issue ?? But yeah bad weather definitely played a role

[@sion1677]

Coz they are hypocrites 😆

[@markvega5036]

Does SF just sleep in the studio?

[@captain_context9991]

Obviously this "could have been deliberate" to the point where its the absolute most obvious likelihood. Come on.

[@ceesjanmol]

"Prime Minister Netanyahu cannot commit war crimes, because I say so and because he is the boss of the government" Yeah. Because that is the logic behind the law

[@IgshaanBarnes-pk5uo]

Like she is interviewing her boss . Too much respect and submission .

[@johnbekoe2973]

How do people like Efrat even get up in the morning and look into the mirror without being violently sick, for such a comments about ICC ??? Similar blood in Raisi is also in Netanyahu

[@f.6347]

This helicopter crash is way too suspicious.

[@999-OMG-LMAO]

I was a pilot there and jumped out with a parachute...

[@Binxy8]

I know it was due to weather conditions but then HAARP springs to mind...

[@andrewholdaway813]

That was absolutely dire.

[@paulinelarach938]

Blame the President for bad judgement, overloading aircraft, insisting on flying in such weather in a well know very dangerous and rugged mountain area.

[@cachecow]

I see the warrants issued to both sides as an indictment of both sects being terrorists

[@Patendyck76]

Of course it could be & looking at the record of the US & their CIA, it’s a distinct possibility.

[@maddogair]

STOP IT!

[@Binxy8]

Clickbait title for the video ... Actually a very dangerous and irresponsible clickbait title.

[@Kallindril]

Netanyahu belongs in prison.

[@cmsacademy1673]

Right LBC interview an Israeli apologist as if it was fair commentary

[@buzzomi]

Far far away from committing a war crime? According which standards? Is this woman mad

[@LuxoriMiracleSeraphim]

It could have been, but they've reported fog and windy weather. 🌬 💨 🚁 🧔‍♂ 😵 They claimed 💀 What if he wanted to disappear 🫥 🆕 life 🧬 Stop blaming people No proof It is very rude.

[@janeencarr3550]

U can not make any conclusion you want

[@christinavuyk2026]

As if Israel would have left it the way it was 😂

[@mikeadane3434]

you been a lie from day one

[@donaldchikudo1521]

Propagandist

[@seekeroftruth1223]

FREE PALESTINE.

[@JC-un4bg]

I Do Hope so 😂😂

[@finlayfraser9952]

Dr Sopher is hardly a disinterested commentator on Israeli affairs!

[@icyxxxxx]

Hello

[@lesliedavid-kg8pc]

Women in IRAN..can be controlled even if Raisi is NOT there. It is their religion.

[@ummyzaki7441]

Mmmmmmmmm

[@maisaaomarbasha2453]

😢😅😅Unu

[@Petejoeoliver]

Why do the right wing get so much airtime on LBC?

[@curmudgeon1933]

Possibly money, and the editorial control of the owners?

[@kwanchan6745]

zio

[@billybob-jp7eh]

Space lazer😂

[@lukeeastwood]

Is Efrat Sopher on the Israeli payroll? It sounds like she is alright.

[@Bennie-dj4jv]

0:02 What do you mean by saying Gulf States? Is it something new? That body of water is called Persian Gulf; or maybe you are referring to the Gulf of Mexico?

[@leoncoetzer]

Fogarty is carrying to much weight to be alert and honest?

[@sunshineglow5579]

No doubt,a signal was sent to the helicopter to Mal-function!

[@billybob-jp7eh]

Boeing engine?

[@sion1677]

Do you even think before asking or saying something??? The guy was flying on a Bell 212 helicopter which was manufactured by Bell some 60 years ago.

[@billybob-jp7eh]

@@sion1677 untwist your nerd knickers, it was just a joke.

[@bigie2264]

Propoganda 🖕🏼