Iranian state media have stated that Iran’s President and Foreign Minister are dead after a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest on Sunday. What kind of difficulty does that now pose for Iran’s oppressive regime, and especially at a time of such instability? Could this incident have an impact on the wider Middle East, both when it comes to the war in Gaza and to Iran’s tensions with Israel?
To find out more, NTD spoke to Brent Sadler, a research fellow for naval warfare and advanced technology in the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation.