Former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died in a 2024 helicopter crash in a remote, fog-shrouded mountainside, but Philippine ...

February 28. Nikolay Ryzhkov, the last chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers, died in Moscow at the age of 95 May 19. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in Iran ...

Thick fog was a factor in the May crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, an armed forces investigation found. His death shook Iran at a strained moment for the country. By Alan Yuhas It was ...

The June 28 election to succeed President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month, comes as the country faces acute domestic and international challenges. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ...

Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian President, and the country’s foreign minister were tragically found deceased on May 20, 2024, shortly after their helicopter crashed in foggy conditions.

Ebrahim Raisi’s legacy is one of violence, repression and systemic human rights abuses. His death in a helicopter crash closes a grim chapter in Iran’s history, but it also offers a moment of ...

Raisi will be buried in Mashad, his hometown, on Friday. In a closed society like Iran, it can be difficult to assess the true strength of public feeling when its leaders die.

In a tragic incident, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The aircraft, a US-made Bell 212 model, potentially in service since before the 1979 Islamic ...

It’s a very good thing that Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is dead. Raisi was a blood-splattered Khomeinist, known as the Butcher of Tehran for his role as chief executioner during a massive ...

The regime may for a time be preoccupied with internal debates, since Raisi was a leading contender to succeed the 85-year-old Mr. Khamenei. The Supreme Leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, may now ...

Its military air fleet also largely dates back to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, May 19, 2024.

Raisi's antisemitism was not limited to rhetoric. On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists—supported by Iran—invaded southern Israel and slaughtered 1,200 men, women, and children in a single day.