Helicopter with Iranian President and Foreign Minister down

[Maxmars]

Because I'm not an avid follower of the continuous news cycle regarding Iran, I am wondering if the President's death actually creates a 'real' power vacuum.  I had the impression that the real authority in Iran was from their Clergy.

I suspect Presidents almost never "die in accidents."  Is it wrong that I am anticipating something uglier to surface... and assuming that's not the case, won't the media do their usual fear-stoking and "attention-grabbing" featuring rampant talking-head speculation and misinformation?

He said, waiting for the flurry of monetized 'headline' style video clips... (most featuring a 'hottie' as the thumbnail image of the video.)