Funeral events for Iran’s president and foreign minister began in northwestern Iran on Tuesday as investigators looked into the helicopter crash that killed them and the country grappled with the shock of losing two of its most prominent leaders at a volatile moment. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of mourning…
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News U.S. ‘Condolences’ for Raisi Reflect a Delicate Diplomatic Ritual
In the eyes of the Biden administration, Ebrahim Raisi was a brutal tyrant, a sworn enemy and a threat to world peace. But within hours of confirmation that Mr. Raisi, who had served for three years as Iran’s president, was killed in a weekend helicopter crash, the U.S. State Department announced its “official condolences” for…
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News UN holds moment of silence for ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi after Iranian president dies in helicopter crash
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 Supreme Leader confirms VP as interim president after death of President Raisi
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country’s executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were confirmed dead on Monday after the helicopter they were in crashed into a mountainous region in…
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Kenya news Similarities of Helicopter That Killed Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and CDF Ogolla’s Chopper
On Sunday, news coming out of Iran indicated that a helicopter carrying the Asian country’s President Ebrahim Raisi had crashed with several on board including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Early Monday morning, news outlets in Iran including the state-run media confirmed that the Head of State and his Foreign Minister had perished in the crash….
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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 Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president and a top contender to succeed the nation’s supreme leader, was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 63. A conservative Shiite Muslim cleric who had a hand in some of the most brutal crackdowns on opponents of the Islamic Republic, Mr. Raisi was a protégé of Iran’s supreme…
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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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Kenya news Helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashes
A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has been involved in an accident, state media reports. Reports say the helicopter – one of three travelling in a convoy – made a “hard landing” after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country Interior Minister…
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News Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Ebrahim Raisi, 63, a hard-line religious cleric, was elected president of Iran in 2021. In his tenure as president, he has overseen a strategy to expand his country’s regional influence — backing militant proxies across the Middle East, expediting the country’s nuclear program and bringing the country to the brink of war with Israel. But…
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