by Jim Talent
President Ebrahim Raisi’s death brought more of the same from an administration that can’t help treating an enemy like a friend.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with the families of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2024.
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters
Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, died on May 19, along with the country’s foreign minister, a number of their bodyguards, and the pilot of their helicopter, which evidently crashed because of fog.
My grandmother — a tough but fair Missouri dairy farmer — had a comment appropriate to such occasions: “The Devil has a new companion.” In this case, the Devil has several new companions. It is a shame about the helicopter pilot though.
About the Author
Jim Talent is a former United States Senator from Missouri and former chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee on the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is currently a senior fellow at the Reagan Institute’s Center for Peace through Strength and a board member of the Bartlett Maritime Corporation.
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Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, died on May 19, along with the country’s foreign minister, a number of their bodyguards, and the pilot of their helicopter, which evidently crashed because of fog.
My grandmother — a tough but fair Missouri dairy farmer — had a comment appropriate to such occasions: “The Devil has a new companion.” In this case, the Devil has several new companions. It is a shame about the helicopter pilot though.
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About the Author
Jim Talent is a former United States Senator from Missouri and former chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee on the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is currently a senior fellow at the Reagan Institute’s Center for Peace through Strength and a board member of the Bartlett Maritime Corporation.
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