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Ebrahim Raisi’s mantra was the security of the people
The Economist· 4 days agoAs the helicopter rose through the misting clouds, Ebrahim Raisi stared sombrely out of the window....
How Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi earned 'Butcher of Tehran' nickname
Daily Express· 7 days agoAfter Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini accepted a UN-brokered cease-fire,...
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?
AOL· 7 days ago* As interim president, Mokhber is part of a three-person council, along with the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary, that will organise a new presidential election within 50 ...
How Iran selects its supreme leader − a political scientist and Iran expert explains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe late President Ebrahim Raisi was supposedly being groomed to succeed an aging Ali Khamenei. The...
Raisi death reshapes Iran succession, puts focus on Khamenei son
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme...
What the Death of Iran's President Really Means
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe fatal helicopter crash will accelerate a transition already underway to a faction that is eager to complete the country’s nuclear weapons program.
President Ebrahim Raisi's mixed legacy in Iran
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn the 1980s, Raisi was appointed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to be a member of a committee that dealt...
Iran president 'has blood on his hands': Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's prison massacres
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn July 1988, after the group launched an attack on Iran from its base in Iraq, Ayatollah Ruhollah ...
‘The Crown’-Inspired Drama About Iran’s Last Royal Family in Development at Random Access Media...
Variety via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAn epic drama series about Iran’s last monarchy is in the works, Variety has learned. Inspired by...
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Boing Boing· 7 days agoAlso killed was foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others aboard the chopper. Raisi's...