The May 19 death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi brought renewed attention to Iran’s looming succession crisis. After more than three decades of consolidating his own power as Iran’s ...
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The main contenders to replace Raisi in Iran’s snap presidential election
With a month to go before Iran’s snap presidential election to replace ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a May 19 helicopter crash, a clearer picture is emerging ...
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Hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf re-elected as speaker of Iran’s parliament
Iran's parliament re-elected hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf on Tuesday as its speaker, reaffirming its hard-right makeup in the wake of a helicopter crash that killed the country's president and ...
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Who is in charge of Iran?
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, paving the way for fresh presidential elections in the country. But the hardline cleric's sudden demise is not ...
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Who is Iran’s new acting president – Mohammad Mokhber?
Iran expert Raz Zimmt of both INSS and the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center said that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber would step into Ebrahim Raisi’s role ...
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Iranian Commander Calls US Student Protests to ‘Islamic Awakening’
The commander of Iran's Basij militias linked the wave of pro-Palestinian student protests across US universities to what he describes as an "Islamic awakening." Addressing the media, Gholamreza Soleimani ...
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