Ebrahim Raisi

The helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday. Photo: Collected
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Raisi crashes, will Iran burn?

Raisi's opponents will hail the exit of a hardliner tight with the regime, hoping the end of his rule hastens the end of this regime. But those who backed the late Iranian president still...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a photo op session before an extended-format meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS
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World reacts as Iran President Raisi killed in helicopter crash

Ebrahim Raisi, Chief Justice of Iran, shows his identification document as he registers as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran May 15, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/ WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran's president heads to Syria for first trip since war, eyeing rebuild

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS
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Russia's Putin and Iran's Raisi discuss energy and transport in telephone call

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan September 17, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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President Raisi says Iran will not retreat from 'nuclear rights'

Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures after casting his vote during presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran June 18, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks, wants to discuss texts first -EU official

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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France says EU visit to Iran critical to future of nuclear talks

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi meets Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran, Iran, September 12, 2021. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS
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Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran's Raisi

ran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Hardline cleric Raisi sworn in as Iran president amid tensions with West

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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UN expert backs probe into Iran's 1988 killings, Raisi's role

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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President-elect Raisi: Iran's priority is improving ties with regional neighbours

Ebrahim Raisi, Chief Justice of Iran, shows his identification document as he registers as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran May 15, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/ WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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President-elect Raisi backs nuclear talks, rules out meeting Biden

China's President Xi Jinping speaks while taking part in an event marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's participation in the Korean War at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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China's Xi congratulates Raisi on election as Iranian president