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How Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi earned 'Butcher of Tehran' nickname
Daily Express· 4 days agoThe executions, which saw sham retrials of political prisoners, militants, and others, would become...
Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward, fearless ‘top gun’ pilot decorated in the Falklands War – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCommander “Sharkey” Ward, who has died aged 80, was an exceptional “top gun” pilot and outstanding...
Iran prepares to bury late president, foreign minister, and others killed in helicopter crash - The...
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoAlso never discussed was Raisi’s involved in the mass execution of an estimated 5,000 dissidents at...
Grief, but also relief for some, after Iran President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe death of President Ebrahim Raisi was greeted with grief and relief in Iran after he was...
Iran crash: President Raisi’s death leaves Tehran mourning loss of regime loyalist
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBefore becoming president in 2021, Raisi held various positions inside the judiciary under the...
On Ukraine’s battlefields, this group respects fallen soldiers – no matter which side
The Christian Science Monitor· 21 hours agoOleksii Yukov ventures into Ukraine’s battle zones in a camouflaged vehicle with a singular mission:...
Is it Time to Plan a No-Fly Zone over Iranian Kurdistan?
The National Interest· 2 days agoEbrahim Raisi’s sudden death last weekend renewed attention to the Iranian succession question....
Late Iranian president Raisi buried at holiest Shiite site after dying in helicopter crash
Euronews via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe days of services for Raisi have not drawn the same crowds in the nation of over 80 million...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRaisi is sanctioned by the U.S. in part over his involvement in the mass execution of thousands of...
Iran's President Dies
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEarlier in his career, Raisi was part of a small panel that decided to execute 5,000 dissidents during the Iran-Iraq war. The dissidents ...