Aliens not involved.

"The US has warned of potential sanctions for any country considering business deals with Iran, hours after India signed a 10-year contract to operate a port with Tehran. India had entered an agreement to develop the strategically important Chabahar port, close to Iran's border with Pakistan, in 2016. On Monday (13 May), it signed a long-term deal with Iran to develop it further." BBC. One week later, "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said." Reuters. Poor timing. "Social media is abuzz with conspiracy theories about the death" "Occurring amid the Israel-Hamas war in which Iran-backed militant groups Hezbollah and the Houthis are also attacking Israel." "What gives wind to such theories is Israeli spy agency Mossad's extraordinary capability to strike inside Iran." "In a stunning operation in 2020, Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh" "was driving his car when he was killed with a robotically operated machine gun mounted on a truck parked on the roadside. The sniper was sitting at an undisclosed location over 1,000 miles away, controlling the machine gun on a computer screen." "Finally, the truck was packed with explosives so it could be blown to bits after the kill." ET. "Amidst rumors of a conspiracy regarding the circumstances of Raisi's death, claims are being made that a space-based laser weapon may have been deployed to bring down his helicopter." "Turkey added to the rumor mill by asserting that the helicopter's transponder was either missing or turned off." HT. Could be aliens from another planet. "The sighting of two alien creatures in Las Vegas last year has been confirmed. With this, it has been established that the aliens were spotted and the video purportedly made showing them was not doctored, it was genuine." ET. The Americans could have come to a deal with the Aliens to get Raisi to stop the Chabahar deal. Duplicitous Yanks. "The death of Raisi could have significant implications for Iran, Israel, and the wider region, as well as for global markets." ET. Not really. There are plenty such villains where he came from. "Raisi came to power in 2021, claiming that Iran didn't need a by-then-defunct nuclear deal with the West and could prosper by facing its 'resistance economy' squarely to the east. He also quickly imposed a crackdown on female dress codes, in a demonstrative turn to a past where his revolutionary credentials - as 'the Butcher of Tehran', responsible for mass executions of regime opponents in 1988 - were impeccable. By the time of his death..., however, both policies had proved disastrous. There were fireworks in the streets of Tehran," wrote Marc Champion. In April, "For the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory." "At least nine countries were involved in the military escalation - with projectiles fired from Iran. Iraq, Syria and Yemen and downed by Israel, the US, the UK and Jordan." BBC. Iran fired 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles at Israel. "All drones and cruise missiles were intercepted successfully." Roughly 50% of ballistic missiles failed to reach their target. NDTV. So that failed as well. Aliens need not bother. The regime will fail by itself.