Will crash trigger a crisis in Iran?
May 21, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi in asian news
Tuesday Briefing: What’s Next for Iran
The Iranian authorities have aimed to project order and control after President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, would assume the role of acting president and must organize elections within 50 days.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
TEHRAN -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash, the government said on Monday, after a huge rescue effort was launched to find the 63-year-old and others on board.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has been reported dead after the helicopter he was in crashed on May 19, 2024, is a consummate loyalist whose passing will be a severe blow to the country’s conservative leadership.
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi crashes
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister has suffered a ‘hard landing’ according to local media, amid bad weather in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.