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Mourners attend a burial ceremony of the late Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Mashhad, Iran, May 23, 2024. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters
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Iran's Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack Iranian holy city

Raisi, 63, was widely seen as a candidate to succeed 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who wields ultimate power in Iran.

The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 6 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
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What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he speaks at Tehran's Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2022. President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president whose helicopter suffered a 'hard landing' in foggy weather?

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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Iran's Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution

Photo :BSS/ AFP
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Putin to host Iran's Raisi in Moscow on Wednesday

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi gestures at a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Photo : Reuters
Middle East

Exclusive: Iran not ready for nuclear talks until Raisi takes over

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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Rights groups call for probe into Iran's Raisi for crimes against humanity