President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran have died in a helicopter crash. I’m sure this is mere coincidence of course
To be fair, the weather was incredibly bad and the helicopter wasn’t in great condition but damn. The timing
I mean they’re all hardline Islamists so we critically support from the position of anti-imperialism but hope once the anti-imperial struggle is resolved (or even before then) there is struggle for greater rights for women/gays/etc. to which this person would be an obstacle. Of course rights for women and gays (except for some tokens in the upper classes to parade to the west) would be much worse in whatever imperial client regime is set up if these guys fall so it’s a tough line to walk.
Should be noted there are areas where Iran is actually ahead of the west in women’s rights, like the proportion of women in STEM is much higher there for example.
Iran has better maternity welfare than the United States. This comparison is made even more egregious by the fact that Iran is a heavily sanction country and a far smaller economy than the US.
It is also by far a safer country than the United States. My Iranian friend told me that she travelled solo all across the country after graduation (as a woman) and never once had to worry about her safety.