US feared WWIII after Iranian president’s death – Politico

Ebrahim Raisi and other top officials were killed when their helicopter went down on Sunday, reportedly due to a technical failure

There were initial fears among US officials that the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday could trigger a new world war, Politico reported on Monday. In particular, there were concerns that Tehran could seek to blame Washington and Israel for the incident, a source told the outlet.