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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed this past week along with Iran's Foreign Minister in a helicopter crash. What will the impact be on relations with America and the west? How will this impact Iran's support for terror factions fighting Israel? Perhaps most importantly, how is Raisi's death perceived by the Iranian people? Tim Constantine sits down with Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance in Iran. The group is essentially the government in exile while Supreme Leader Khamenei rules over Iran. Mr. Jafarzadeh gives his candid view of the impacts of President Raisi's unexpected death.

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