Ebrahim Raisi

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.

Iran mourns Raisi’s death, vows continuity

Iranians yesterday mourned the death of president Ebrahim Raisi when his helicopter crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain, setting off a period of political uncertainty in the Islamic republic.

Iran's Raisi: Ultraconservative president close to supreme leader

The Iranian president -- whose career started in the years after the 1979 Islamic revolution and who is close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- took power in a 2021 election that was followed by turbulent years of protests and tensions.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

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.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

Iran mourns Raisi’s death, vows continuity

Iranians yesterday mourned the death of president Ebrahim Raisi when his helicopter crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain, setting off a period of political uncertainty in the Islamic republic.

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Iran's Raisi: Ultraconservative president close to supreme leader

The Iranian president -- whose career started in the years after the 1979 Islamic revolution and who is close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- took power in a 2021 election that was followed by turbulent years of protests and tensions.