The Wonderful Life and Strong Policies of President Ebrahim Raisi

Letter to the Editor - Mehdi Alavi

The Justice 

Iran’s Helicopter Crash

On May 19, 2024, Iranian President Sayyid Ehrahin Raisi along with a few other Iranian officials were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in a mountainous region in the north of Iran near the border with Azerbaijan. Following Israel, the media conglomerate outlets reported the tragedy but demonized his person. 

On 26 May 2024, ABC joined others and called Mr. Raisi the Butcher of Tehran. In 1988, Raisi was not the judge who ruled to execute some members of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) terror organization. He was just a judicial committee member overseeing political prisoners, including those associated with the MEK. The same media outlets are now silent about Benjamin Netanyahu who has caused the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, mostly women and children. They avoid to call Mr. Natanyahu the Buctcher of Israel.  

As usual, the media ignored Raisi’s accomplishments in advancing the domestic economy and international peace.

In Mr. Raisi’s last year, the United States government was arming Israel’s genocide against the Oppressed Palestinians. It was suppressing the student movements across the country in support of them. It was pouring fuel on fire in the Ukrainian War. It was meddling in other countries, most notably Afghanistan, Iran, Iran, Libya, and Syria. To keep the Americans in the dark, it was blocking news from others, including Iran and Russia. It even tried to block TikTok. President Joe Biden was pursuing the rich to finance his re-election. 

At the same time in Iran, President Raisi stood by the oppressed, particularly indigenous Palestinians. He met with regional leaders to promote better relations and peace. He improved relations with Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. In particular, he solidified Iran’s friendship with Russia and China. He led Iran to join Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), an intergovernmental organization promoting non-interference, equality, and collaboration.

Mr. Raisi was a people president, routinely meeting with villagers and poor people. Millions of Iranians attended his funeral proceedings in different cities. At his funeral, officials from more than a hundred countries participated. Even the US, Iran’s worst adversary, felt obliged to send Iran a sympathetic message regarding his death.

Raisi was a great man. His legacy includes bringing our world one step closer to peace. As for us in America, we must be cautious taking the media conglomerates seriously, and checking their assertions against other sources.