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Jiang says the most probable explanation for Raisi's death is an accident caused by fog, poor visibility, and the risks of an old helicopter fleet that Iran struggled to maintain after the revolution.
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Raisi Death
Jiang warns that observing the predicted escalation would not prove that the IRGC killed Raisi; the indicators would fit the hypothesis but would not establish causation.
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The most speculative version of Jiang's model is that IRGC fanatics viewed restraining politicians as weak or unbelieving and used the fog on May 19 as an opportunity to cause an accident.
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If Raisi's death was only an accident, Jiang says little changes because ultimate policy belongs to Khamenei rather than the president.
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Jiang warns that observing the predicted escalation would not prove that the IRGC killed Raisi; the indicators would fit the hypothesis but would not establish causation.
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"Does that make sense? But the problem again is we are working with very limited information that the Iranian government chooses to disclose to..."
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"The pilot couldn't really see. And he crashed into the mountain. And the evidence for this is that, one, this happens a lot. For..."
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"Okay? Going to war against Israel and the United States right now is suicidal. So they were urging caution and restraint. And the Revolutionary..."
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"And so they caused an accident. Okay? Does it make sense, guys? All right? So again, I don't know what happened. But if we..."
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"Now, all right. So if it was an accident, then in theory nothing changes because ultimately it's the Ayatollah Khomeini who is responsible for..."
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"And also, by the way. Just because these things might happen. Does not mean that. Raisi was killed by the Revolutionary Guard Corp. Okay?..."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central move: the crash was probably an accident, but if it was not, Jiang asks who had opportunity, motive, and the most to gain.
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