Tag: Ebrahim Raisi
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Iranian media attributes cause of Ebrahim Raisi’s death to poor weather conditions
Iranian state media has confirmed that the chopper crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, citing the final investigation report of the incident. “The main reason for the helicopter crash was complicated weather conditions in the region,” the final report concluded, according…
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After Raisi’s funeral, Iran’s focus turns to vote for successor
After Iran mourned President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation’s focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking support from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The lead-up to the early vote on June 28 has opened up the field to a broad range of hopefuls…
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Iran’s Raisi to be laid to rest in home town
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, will be buried Thursday in his hometown after two days of funeral processions attended by thousands of mourners. Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam…
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World reactions to death of Iran’s President Raisi
Iran’s powerful allies on Monday mourned the death of its President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, while regional militants hailed him as a supporter of the Palestinian cause. Here is a roundup of key reactions: China China’s President Xi Jinping said “his tragic death is a great loss to the Iranian people, and the…
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Iranian President Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister Hossein Amr-Abdollahian, have been killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday night in the north of the country near the border with Azerbaijan, State Television has confirmed. Rescue teams finally reached the site of the helicopter crash where dense fog and adverse weather conditions impeded rescue and…
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Public holiday announced in Lahore
The Department of Services and General Administration has issued a notification declaring tomorrow, April 23, a public holiday in Lahore. The announcement comes as a measure to facilitate arrangements for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit. As per the notification, educational institutions and government offices throughout Lahore will remain closed on the designated day. However, it…
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Iran’s President Raisi ‘welcomes’ invitation by Saudi king to visit Riyadh
Little over a week after the two nations decided to reestablish diplomatic ties, Iran claims Saudi Arabia has extended an official invitation to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to pay a state visit. The Saudis have not officially confirmed the invitation, which is claimed to have arrived in a letter from King Salman. The conflict between…
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Iran President declines interview by CNN anchor who refuses to wear hijab
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi didn’t turn up for a CNN interview when the interviewer, Christiane Amanpour, refused to wear a hijab during the taping. Amanpour took to Twitter to explain the incident, stating that the interview was long planned and this would have been President Raisi’s first-ever interview on US soil. However, things didn’t go…