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Thousands turn out to mourn Iran’s President Raisi as others celebrate his death
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 minutes agoMany Iranians have been celebrating the death of former leader Ebrahim Raisi, who was known to be a...
BBC slated for ‘absurd’ obituary of ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoX users also left community-generated notes on the BBC’s social media post highlighting Raisi’s role...
Pahlavi Is Iran's Version Of 'The Man Who Wasn't There'
International Business Times· 4 hours agoAfter decades of silence, Pahlavi set off on a whirlwind international tour following the nationwide...
Ministers refuse to use tribute to Iranian president drawn up by Foreign Office staff
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCivil servants in the The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office drew up a statement...
US, EU offer condolences to Iran, irking activists
Semafor via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoRaisi also oversaw a harsh crackdown on protests sparked by the 2022 killing in custody of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, who was accused of...
Iran’s President Raisi Dies: The List of Potential Suspects
Time via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRevolutionary Guard Corps. That calculation survived the strongest internal challenge to the regime...
The Death of a Butcher
The Dispatch via AOL· 12 hours agoThe regime—which faced mass anti-government protests in 2018, 2019, and 2020—likely hoped the new president’s notoriety would have a chilling effect on...
What Raisi’s Death Means for the Future of Iran
The New Yorker· 38 minutes agoRaisi, who had a manicured white beard and wore a black turban signifying his descent from the Prophet Muhammad, offered no hint of diplomatic...
Iranian women show bare skin and dance in celebration of Ebrahim Raisi's death
Daily Express· 1 day agoThe former president was a staunch supporter of cracking down on dissent in Iran and supported the...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who crushed dissent, dies at 63
NPR· 23 hours agoBefore becoming president in 2021, the ultraconservative had been the head of the judiciary. A year...