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Ebrahim Raisolsadati (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسالساداتی; 14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسی [ebɾɒːˈhiːm-e ræʔiːˈsiː] ⓘ), was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.
May 20, 2024 · Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president and a top contender to succeed the nation’s supreme leader, was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 63.
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- Erika Solomon,Farnaz Fassihi
May 20, 2024 · Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash at age 63, the government confirmed. The country's foreign minister and seven others were killed after the crash in a remote ...
May 20, 2024 · Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was 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 experienced mass protests.
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May 20, 2024 · Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who was seen as a potential successor to the country's aging supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
May 20, 2024 · Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for enforcing brutal crackdowns on political opposition and seen as a potential successor to the supreme leader, has died in a helicopter crash landing in...
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May 20, 2024 · CNN — Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.