Ebrahim Raisi – Involved In

President Erdogan meets Iran’s new president for 1st time

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed bilateral relations and regional developments in a meeting with his newly-elected Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian for the first time, on the sidelines of the ...
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Khamenei’s son suspends religious lectures amid succession speculation

Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric and the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, has surprised many in Iran by announcing the suspension of his religious lectures, describing the decision as "either ...
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Senior Iranian official says Hezbollah pager could have caused helicopter crash that killed Raisi

A senior Iranian official reportedly says Tehran was involved in purchasing the pagers held by Hezbollah operatives that exploded across Lebanon last week in an attack widely blamed on ...
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Hezbollah device explosions raise alarm over Iran’s vulnerability

The deadly explosions involving thousands of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members, along with the serious injury of the Iranian envoy in Beirut, has triggered heightened security concerns in ...
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Two years after Mahsa Amini protests

Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran’s clerical authorities two years after a protest
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Iran’s Persistent Sadness

At 6:12 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2020, a Boeing 737-800 took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport after an hourlong delay. It carried 176 passengers and crew, including ...
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