Raisi to be buried today in his home town
Iran鈥檚 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...
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Some Iranians worry about who will replace Raisi
Concerns are growing among some people in Iran about who will replace Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic republic after his death in a helicopter crash on Sunday...
Iran says used own drones to locate Raisi鈥檚 helicopter
The Iranian military said on Wednesday that it had used domestically produced drones to locate the helicopter of president Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in the northwestern mountains...
Several thousand people gather in Tehran to join Raisi鈥檚 funeral
Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday...
Iranians pay last respects to President Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Tens of thousands mourned Iran鈥檚 president Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday after his death in a helicopter crash, amid political uncertainty ahead of an election for his...
Bangladesh to observe state mourning on Thursday over death of Raisi
Bangladesh will observe a one-day state mourning on Thursday showing respect to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a tragic helicopter crash on Monday....
Before Raisi, other leaders killed in aviation accidents
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash was announced on Monday, is the latest major political leader to die in an aviation accident....
Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
Iran announced on Monday that it would hold presidential elections on June 28, state media reported, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash.....
Iran mourns as President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after search and rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded mountain region...
Four killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
A source close to Hezbollah said four fighters were killed Monday in south Lebanon, with the Iran-backed group announcing two dead and a retaliatory...
Exiled opposition says Raisi death 鈥榤onumental blow鈥� to Iran
The death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash is a major blow to the Islamic republic鈥檚 clerical leadership, an exiled opposition group said...
Raisi: ultraconservative president close to supreme leader
Always piously dressed in a black turban and religious robe, Iran鈥檚 ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi took office during a tumultuous period of...
President, PM聽mourn death of Raisi
President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed deep shock and sorrow at the deaths of Iranian president Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and...
Iran announces five days of mourning after president Raisi鈥檚 death
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on Monday five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash....
Iran vice president Mokhber to assume interim duties after Raisi death: Khamenei
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei assigned vice president Mohammad Mokhber to assume interim duties after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash a day earlier....
What we know about Iranian president Raisi鈥檚 helicopter crash
Iranian media said on Monday that Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi had died after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country.....
Iran confirms death of president Raisi, 8 others in helicopter crash
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after search and rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic...
Iran initiates intense search as helicopter carrying President Raisi goes missing
Iran was thrown into uncertainty Sunday as search and rescue teams scoured a fog-shrouded mountain area after President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter went missing in what state media described as an 鈥榓ccident鈥�.
Iran president鈥檚 helicopter in 鈥榓ccident鈥�
A helicopter carrying Iran鈥檚 president Ebrahim Raisi was involved in 鈥榓n accident鈥� amid poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media reported, with a search underway and...
Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies
Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further...
Iran and Israel need to talk
IT鈥橲 now been about four weeks since Iranian missiles filled Israeli skies, as humanity held its breath for nuclear war and possible extinction. If that strikes you as hyperbole, consider this: Had Israel suffered great damage, the war could have gone nuclear...
Rasoulof urges global support for colleagues
Film director Mohammad Rasoulof, who has secretly fled Iran for an undisclosed location in Europe, on Tuesday urged the world film community to...
India, Iran sign 10yr agreement to develop port project
India and Iran on Monday signed a 10-year contract to develop and equip the strategic Chabahar port in Iran as India seeks to grow trade in west and central Asia.....
Conservatives tighten grip on Iran parliament
Iran鈥檚 conservatives and ultra-conservatives clinched more seats in a partial rerun of the country鈥檚 parliamentary elections, official results showed...
Iran jails filmmaker Rasoulof
An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for 鈥榗ollusion against national security鈥�, his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday...
UN atomic chief urges Iran to take 鈥榗oncrete鈥� steps for cooperation
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, visiting Iran on Tuesday, urged the country to adopt 鈥榗oncrete鈥� measures to bolster cooperation on its nuclear programme and...
IAEA chief in Iran as concern grows over nuclear activity
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on...
Iran slaps sanctions on US, UK over Israel support
Iran announced on Thursday sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas...
Hezbollah says fires drones, guided missiles at Israel
Lebanon鈥檚 Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said on Saturday that it had targeted northern Israel with drones and guided missiles after cross-border Israeli strikes killed three people, including two of its members....
Iran to free crew of seized Portugal-flagged ship
Iran said on Saturday it would release the crew members of a Portuguese-flagged ship that its forces seized this month in the Gulf.