Ebrahim Raisi Death News

Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said Sunday.

Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV.

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.

The United States said Monday that arch-enemy Iran sought assistance over a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington meanwhile offered condolences despite saying he had "blood on his hands."

The US has expressed its "official condolences" for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other members of their delegation killed in a helicopter crash.

Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi died following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country last night.

Iran President dead: Hours before Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash that also killed his foreign minister and eight other senior officials, Iran state media shared videos of the leader on board the chopper on Sunday.

Iran President Dead: Under the Iranian constitution, the death of a sitting president triggers specific protocols. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, 69, will assume the presidency in an interim capacity.

Iranian media said today that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had died after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Thursday that the death of a young woman that sparked protests in Iran needed to be investigated, but accused Western powers of hypocrisy for raising concerns.

Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said Sunday.

Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV.

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.

The United States said Monday that arch-enemy Iran sought assistance over a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington meanwhile offered condolences despite saying he had "blood on his hands."

The US has expressed its "official condolences" for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other members of their delegation killed in a helicopter crash.

Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi died following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country last night.

Iran President dead: Hours before Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash that also killed his foreign minister and eight other senior officials, Iran state media shared videos of the leader on board the chopper on Sunday.

Iran President Dead: Under the Iranian constitution, the death of a sitting president triggers specific protocols. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, 69, will assume the presidency in an interim capacity.

Iranian media said today that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had died after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Thursday that the death of a young woman that sparked protests in Iran needed to be investigated, but accused Western powers of hypocrisy for raising concerns.