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Ebrahim Raisi: Death of Iran's hardline president death won’t change much for most Iranians

A new election is due to be held within 50 days

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

How helicopter crash that killed Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi unfolded

Body of the 63-year-old hardliner was found in East Azerbaijan province, state media reports

The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

Who died alongside Iran’s President Raisi in the helicopter crash?

Foreign minister among officials and crew on board when the aircraft tumbled down, leaving no survivors.

Al Jazeera · May 20, 2024

Afternoon Update: Iran’s president dies in helicopter crash; hundreds charged in DV blitz; and ways to reduce the risk of dementia

Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-abdollahian, was among those killed

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2024

Ebrahim Raisi death: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man appointed Iran's interim president?

The Khamenei loyalist - who has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged involvement in ‘missile activities’ - has taken over after Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

Iranian Government Faces Uncertainty After President's Death

Analysis of Iranian government's internal turmoil and external threats, highlighting need for vigilance and potential for positive change.

Top News · May 20, 2024

Iran Faces Uncertainty Following Supreme Leader's Death

Iran faces internal unrest and external pressures amidst regional conflicts and nuclear uncertainties.

Top News · May 20, 2024

Iran president helicopter crash: what we know about the death of Ebrahim Raisi

Iran’s president and foreign minister have been confirmed dead by state media after a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

‘Information can be bent. Emotions are always honest’: the film at the heart of Ukraine’s agonising evacuations

Ivan Sautkin’s work as a volunteer helping people to safety gave him rare access to the trauma faced by people forced from their homes. The director relives the challenges of making the film as it screens in Cannes

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63.

France 24 · May 20, 2024