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Iran’s Leaders Aim to Show They Aren’t Isolated at Presidential Funeral
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoIran is still reeling from mass antigovernment protests in 2022 that represented the most...
President Ebrahim Raisi's mixed legacy in Iran
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoUnder his leadership, there was some reform in processing a backlog of court cases, and relatives of some officials were arrested for corruption and...
Who is in charge of Iran?
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Islamic Republic was shaken by a huge wave of protests in 2022 following the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini who was detained by the morality police...
Iranian director Rasoulof's Cannes film born of tussles with justice system
Reuters· 5 hours agoRasoulof was in the French Riviera town to premier "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" almost two weeks...
Fireworks and dancing as Iranians defiantly celebrate Raisi’s death
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDefiant acts of celebration broke out in Iran as state television broadcast footage of mourning...
'Butcher of Tehran' dead but Raisi's legacy continues as Iran appoints acting president
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe tenure of Iran’s former President Raisi was marked by an expansion of the country’s illicit...
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash along with foreign minister, state media...
CBS News· 5 days agoIran's President Ebrahim Raisi, along with the country's foreign minister and others, were found...
Divided Iran marks Raisi’s death with muted mourning, furtive celebration
South China Morning Post· 4 days agoRights groups say hundreds of Iranians died in 2022–2023 demonstrations triggered by the death in...
Iran's Raisi: ultraconservative president close to supreme leader
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlways piously dressed in a black turban and religious robe, Iran's ultraconservative President...
Iran Nobel laureate says she faces new trial
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoShe won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work fighting against the oppression of women in Iran. Her teenage children accepted the prize, at Oslo's city...