Death of Iranian President Raisi

Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 20, 2024. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Helicopter of Iran's late president Raisi crashed due to weather, final report says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner who was seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died when his helicopter crashed in May in a mountainous region near the...

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Iran's ex-President Ahmadinejad to run again: state TV

The pictures of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash, is held during a vigil to pay tribute to them at the Iranian Ambassador's residence in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
Middle East

No sign of foul play in Iran president's deadly helicopter crash, early report says

Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 20, 2024. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Middle East

Iran's Armed Forces downplay role of Turkish drone in finding President's crash site

A picture of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is seen on his coffin during a funeral ceremony held in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 21, 2024. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to cast his vote during runoff parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Death of Iran's Raisi could stir race for Khamenei succession, insiders say

The helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Raisi crashes, will Iran burn?

People walk near a banner with a picture of the late Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on a street in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

In divided Iran, president's death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration

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Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president

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Dhaka conveys condolence at death of Iranian president: FM

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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'It wasn't us': Israeli official denies involvement in helicopter crash killing Iran president, FM

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Middle East

Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri named acting foreign minister

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

In pictures: Crash site of Iran president's helicopter