{"id":2248635,"date":"2024-05-20T12:53:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-wont-shed-a-tear-over-iranian-presidents-death\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:54:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:54:50","slug":"israel-wont-shed-a-tear-over-iranian-presidents-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-wont-shed-a-tear-over-iranian-presidents-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel remains indifferent to the passing of Iran&#8217;s president"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-wont-shed-a-tear-over-iranian-presidents-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli officials\u2062 denied involvement in the deaths of two prominent Iranian leaders killed in a helicopter crash. Avigdor Lieberman expressed indifference, highlighting that\u2063 the incident\u2064 would not impact Israel&#8217;s stance on Iran.\u2062 The tragedy left Iran \u200bwithout key figures amid escalating tensions. Despite the loss,\u200c experts note minimal strategic\u2064 gain for Israel, as power in \u2064Iran \u200blies with Ayatollah Khamenei.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israeli<\/a> officials on Monday denied suggestions they were behind<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3009349\/no-sign-of-life-at-crash-site-of-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-state-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" the deaths\"> the deaths<\/a> of two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" the deaths\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> most prominent political leaders who died in a helicopter crash over the weekend \u2014 but added they wouldn\u2019t \u201cshed a tear\u201d for the losses. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it does not matter,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/we-wont-shed-a-tear-israeli-mks-react-coldly-to-raisis-death-as-government-mum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Member of the Israeli Knesset Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party. \u201cIt won\u2019t affect Israel\u2019s attitude [toward Iran]. Iran\u2019s policies are set by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a> [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei].\u201d <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members work at the scene of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash, leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Middle Eastern\">Middle Eastern<\/a> country without two of its most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">prominent figures<\/a>. Their deaths come as international tension and domestic clashes have escalated in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>The men were traveling from Iran\u2019s border with Azerbaijan when their helicopter went down in rugged terrain near the city of Jolfa. Search-and-rescue teams spent five hours cutting through dense forest, rain, and fog before finding the crash site. <\/p>\n<p>Khamenei announced there would be \u201cno disruption\u201d to the government\u2019s work and announced that Vice President Mohammad Mokhber would take over as acting president until an election for a new president could be held. <\/p>\n<p>Middle East experts and analysts said despite Israel\u00a0and Iran long-held views toward one another, there wasn\u2019t much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientist-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-monoclonal-antibody-research-for-chinese-pharma-company\/\" title=\"Scientist Pleads Guilty To Stealing Monoclonal Antibody Research For Chinese Pharma Company\">strategic benefit<\/a> from Raisi\u2019s death. In Israel, Raisi was largely perceived to be a figurehead who lacked any real power or say on Iran\u2019s foreign policy. The real power in Iran rests with Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. <\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Raisi had been viewed as one of several successors to Khamenei. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no doubt that the president was a brutal man,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cWe won\u2019t shed a tear.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this Aug. 29, 2023, photo, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi places his hands on his heart as a gesture of respect as he leaves a news conference in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sima Shine, a former senior official in the Mossad, Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-5-intelligence-agencies-meeting-in-delhi-india\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show 5 Intelligence Agencies Meeting In Delhi, India?\">foreign intelligence agency<\/a>, who is\u00a0an analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/iran-president-crash#israel-iran-raisi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> that Raisi\u2019s death won\u2019t have any direct\u00a0impact on\u00a0Israel-Iran relations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is not the most important person in Iran,\u201d Shine said. <\/p>\n<p>Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-Israeli professor at Reichman University in Israel, largely echoed her statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The president\u2019s] absence or presence\u201d would not have much of an impact, said Javedanfar, who called Raisi \u201ca foot soldier of the supreme leader.\u201d \u201cHe was a loyal servant with little influence within the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Far-right coalition MK Avi Maoz, of the ultraconservative Noam party and a deputy minister in the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s Office, also spoke out. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly less than a month ago, he threatened that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iranian-president-threatens-israels-annihilation-if-major-attack-occurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u2018if Israel attacks, nothing will be left of it,\u2019<\/a> and now he is a grain of dust in history,\u201d Maoz said. <\/p>\n<p>Israel quickly distanced itself from any suggestion that it had a hand in the crash, which Iranian state news media seemed to validate when they announced the helicopter went down due to \u201ctechnical failure\u201d and bad weather. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli officials refuted claims linking them to the deaths of two key Iranian leaders in a helicopter crash. 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