US fears World War III after president of Iran's death

There were initial fears among US officials that the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday could trigger a new world war, Politico reported. In particular, there were concerns that Tehran could seek to blame Washington and Israel for the incident, a source told the outlet. The helicopter carrying Raisi and his entourage, including Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, went down in the country's northwestern East Azerbaijan province.