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The Latest Breaking News from Ebrahim Raisi

How Iran selects its supreme leader − a political scientist and Iran expert explains

The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi is unlikely to drastically alter Iran’s foreign and domestic policies, but it has left a power vacuum.

The Conversation

Thousands march in Iran to mourn Raisi on final day of funeral rites

President Ebrahim Raisi died on Sunday in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border.

Al Jazeera

Iran prepares to bury late president, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash

Iran is preparing to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protege of Iran’s supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week

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Thousands Bid Farewell To Iran's Raisi Ahead Of Burial

Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, will be buried Thursday in his hometown after two days of funeral processions attended by thousands of mourners.

International Business Times

Tens of thousands in Iran march to mourn Raisi as late president laid to rest in home town

Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets Thursday to bid farewell to president Ebrahim Raisi ahead of his burial in his home town after he was killed in a helicopter crash.

France 24

Morning Mail: Australia’s costly SUV obsession, News Corp shakeup, election fever in Britain

Preference for ‘heavy vehicles’ likely to cancel out emissions savings from EVs; Rishi Sunak calls UK general election for 4 July

The Guardian - AU

Tens of thousands fill streets of Tehran for Iranian president’s funeral

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers in capital city days after death of Ebrahim Raisi and seven others in helicopter crash

The Guardian - UK

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Iran Mourns President Raisi And Foreign Minister's Tragic Deaths

Mourners gather in Tehran to pay respects at the funeral procession of Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian after a tragic helicop...

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Iran's supreme leader prays for late president and others killed in helicopter crash

Iran’s supreme leader has prayed over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week

The Independent UK

Massive Funeral Ceremony Held For Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Funeral ceremony in Tehran for President Raisi and officials lost in helicopter crash draws massive crowd and emphasizes stability for Iran's future.

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Iran’s Khamenei leads prayers at Raisi memorial before tens of thousands

Late president’s body will be taken from Tehran to his hometown Mashhad, where he will be buried.

Al Jazeera

Iran: Thousands gather in Tehran for funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their pictures on them

Evening Standard

Hamas Leader Attends Funeral Of Iranian President In Tehran

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's attendance at Iranian President Raisi's funeral in Tehran underscores strong ties between Hamas and Iran, reflecting complex ...

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Iran Mourns President Raisi, Officials Killed In Helicopter Crash

Iran mourns the loss of President Raisi and officials in a tragic helicopter crash, raising succession concerns.

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The Independent UK

Watch: Iran leader performs prayers for President Rasi and victims of deadly helicopter crash

Watch again as Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei performed prayers for victims of a helicopter crash that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday (22 May).

International Business Times

Funeral Processions For Iran President To Be Held In Tehran

Large crowds of Iranians are expected to gather in Tehran on Wednesday to pay tribute to late president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

France 24

Iran:Tens of thousands gather for Raisi funeral procession in Tehran

Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

France 24

Iran’s hardline Paydari Front eyes a political vacuum after Raisi’s death

As Iran heads for a snap presidential poll following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, the Paydari Front, a little-known but influential ultra-conservative party, is seeking to extend its hold on state institutions. That could spell bad news for Iranians who want more liberties and for…

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Al Jazeera

Who is Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s acting foreign minister?

The caretaker foreign minister’s name has been heavily involved in Iran’s nuclear programme negotiations over the years.

The Guardian - UK

Body of Ebrahim Raisi taken to Tehran before state ceremony

Bodies of helicopter crash victims taken to capital via Qom, while power struggle is under way before election

The Independent UK

Thousands turn out to mourn Iran’s President Raisi as others celebrate his death

Hardliner’s coffin is taken from northwest city of Tabriz to capital Tehran and holy city of Qom before funeral in his hometown of Mashhad

The Guardian - UK

Ebrahim Raisi was no moderate, but his death may mean Iran becomes even more hardline

Who will be the next supreme leader isn’t clear. But the regime is unlikely to extend its hand to anyone but ultra-loyalists, says Lina Khatib of Chatham House

International Business Times

Raisi Death Reshapes Iran Succession, Puts Focus On Khamenei Son

The death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reshuffled the cards in the succession process and increased the spotlight on the Iranian number one's son Mojtaba as a contender.

France 24

'In Iran, presidents and officials are replaceable', analyst tells FRANCE 24

Tara Kangarlou, global affairs journalist, author of "The Heartbeat of Iran" and adjunct professor at Georgetown University speaks to FRANCE 24's Mark Owen. She says that the Islamic regime in Iran is a system in which presidents and officials are replaceable. She adds that the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi…

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