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What's next for Iran's government after death of its president in helicopter crash?

May. 20, 2024 22:23 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of Iran's president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran's ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, was seen as a...

Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May. 20, 2024 20:14 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. ...

The Latest | Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 15:13 PM EDT

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region in the country’s northwest, state media reported. State TV gave no immediate cause for...

What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others

May. 20, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Iranian state media on Monday said that President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others had been found dead...

Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others could reverberate across the Middle East

May. 20, 2024 14:20 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep. That's because Iran has spent decades...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran's foreign minister and a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over the country's nuclear program, died in the helicopter crash that also...

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran's acting president after a helicopter crash?

May. 20, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Mokhber, 68, has largely been in the shadows compared to other...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

May. 20, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and...

Iran's supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as country's acting president after Raisi's death

May. 20, 2024 04:29 AM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as country's acting president after Raisi's death.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media reports

May. 20, 2024 00:34 AM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media reports.