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Russia, Iran sign strategic cooperation treaty

Move likely to worry West

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Iran to begin Uranium enrichment with advanced centrifuges: UN watchdog

Iran plans to begin uranium enrichment using thousands of advanced centrifuges at its key nuclear facilities, Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Friday

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Putin congratulates Iran's new president, hopes for closer ties

Russian leader Vladimir Putin congratulated Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in a presidential runoff, the Kremlin said on Saturday

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Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election

Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, interior ministry said

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Who are the candidates in Iran's presidential election?

Six candidates -- five conservatives and one reformist -- are competing in Iran's presidential election on Friday to succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month

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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

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Tens of thousands gather for Raisi funeral procession in Tehran

Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday

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Funerary procession to be held for Raisi in Iran's northwest

Thousands of mourners holding portraits of Raisi gathered Monday at central Valiasr Square in the capital Tehran.

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What we know about the crashed helicopter carrying Iran's president

The civilian version of the ubiquitous Vietnam War-era UH-1N "Twin Huey," they are in wide use globally by both governments and private operators

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China 'deeply concerned' over Iran president's helicopter accident

China said on Monday it was "deeply concerned" after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter went missing in what Tehran's state media described as an accident, and pledged to help the rescue operation

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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash, senior Iranian official told Reuters

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What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?

Rescuers in Iran were racing on Sunday to find the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi to find out the fate of all those on board. Below is brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens if a president is incapacitated or dies in office

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