Iran can 'absorb' shock if Raisi unable to carry out presidential duties: Marwan Bishara

#Iran

#IranHelicopterAccident

#Ebrahim Raisi

In the hypothetical case where Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi was incapacitated due to the crash, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says the country's political system could absorb such a "shock".

"Clearly, this is a grave incident, and having the president and the foreign minister together in the same helicopter is not exactly the best of signs," he said.

"But be that as it may, Iran, since its Islamic revolution in 1979 ... has proved to be more than capable of taking all sorts of shots [against it], especially when it comes to political leaders."