Despite earning the nickname the “Butcher of Tehran” for presiding over Iran’s human rights abuses, the United Nations on Monday held a moment of silence for Ebrahim Raisi after the Iranian president died in a helicopter crash. At the request of Russia, China, and Algeria, representatives – including United States Deputy Ambassador to the U.N….
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News Iran’s President and Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash: Live Updates
The sudden death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, opens a new chapter of instability just as the increasingly unpopular Islamic Republic is engaged in selecting its next supreme leader. Mr. Raisi, 63, had been considered a prime candidate, especially favored by the powerful Revolutionary Guards. Even before the helicopter crash that killed Mr. Raisi, the…
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News Lebanon foreign minister ‘feels great loss’ over death of Iran president, other officials in helicopter crash
Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bouhabib, expressed his condolences on Monday for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. Iranian state media said Raisi and Amirabdollahian, and others, were found dead after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest. “I met the foreign minister many,…
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News Iran’s President Dies in Crash, and Trump Trial Enters Final Days
Plus, Baltimore bridge ship to be moved. Related Posts 5 U.S. Special Operations Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean Five U.S. Army Special Operations forces have died in a helicopter crash in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, American officials said Read more In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie,…
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Kenya news Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have been confirmed dead. The Iranian President died along with seven others in a helicopter crash that came down in bad weather in the North Western Iran, state TV says. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also killed in Sunday’s crash, along with several others The helicopter,…
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News ‘No sign of life’ at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
There was “no sign of life” spotted Monday at the crash site of the helicopter that was carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials after it made a “hard landing” on Sunday, state TV reported. The crash site was across a steep valley and rescuers have not yet reached it,…
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News High school senior nearing graduation killed in crash after college student allegedly drove drunk at 131 mph
The lives of two young men in Illinois are forever changed after a deadly Mother’s Day crash killed one, and left another facing criminal charges. Police in Glenview say Taeyoung Kim, 21, was responsible for the crash that claimed the life of 17-year-old Marko Niketic. Kim made his first court appearance Saturday, when a judge…
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News IndyCar driver gets airborne in scary crash at Indianapolis 500 practice
IndyCar driver Nolan Siegel had a bit of a scare at Indianapolis 500 practice on Friday afternoon. Siegel was zipping around the track when he spun as he exited in Turn 2. The 19-year-old rookie driver hit the wall and caught air as he lost control down the backstretch. His vehicle turned on its side…
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News Glen Powell’s parents crash Texas movie screening to troll him
Glen Powell’s parents trolled their son on the red carpet at a showing of his new movie “Hit Man.” On Wednesday, the 35-year-old actor attended a special screening of the film and was also inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. However, his mother and father, Cyndy Powell…
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News Colorado tanker truck erupts in flames, video shows, following Interstate-70 crash that left 1 dead
A video has captured vehicles turning around and heading in the wrong direction on Interstate-70 in Colorado after a tanker truck burst into flames following an accident. One person was killed in the fiery wreck outside of Denver on Thursday and the busy roadway was shut down for hours as first responders cleaned up the…
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