Ebrahim Raisi

  • Final report: Iran attributes Raisi’s fatal helicopter crash to severe weather

    Severe weather conditions, including thick fog, were primarily responsible for the helicopter crash in May that resulted in the death of Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi, IRIB news agency reported on Sunday, citing a final investigation report. The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces released the report, stating that the technical, engineering, electronic, and navigation…

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  • REVEALED: How Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died

    IRANIAN PRESIDENT’S DEATH:Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President Shortly before embarking on a fatal helicopter ride on Sunday, Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his delegation of senior officials held a communal prayer. Someone suggested having lunch, but the president demurred, saying he was in a hurry to reach his next destination.…

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  • US govt denies complicity in Raisi’s crash

    The United States on Monday offered condolences after the president of arch-enemy Iran died in a helicopter crash and said it saw no immediate security impact from Ebrahim Raisi’s death. “The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in…

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  • ‘That Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance and torture, is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran,’ says Amnesty International. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Ebrahim Raisi’s election as Iran’s new president was a blow for human rights…

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