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Details On Iran’s Raisi Copter Crash Emerge
Iran’s presidential chief of staff has revealed more details about the helicopter crash in the country over the weekend which led to the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and two top local officials in the province of East Azerbaijan. Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Monday in an interview with Iran state TV […]
Iran Prepares for Leadership Transition After President Raisi’s Tragic Death
Iran is bracing for a shift in leadership following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the life of President Ebrahim Raisi, with Mohammad Mokhber, the first vice president, expected to step in as his successor. The Iranian constitution outlines that the first vice president assumes the presidency in the event of the president’s death, dismissal, […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Reportedly Dies in Helicopter Crash
Tehran – Iranian state media reported that President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday following a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of the country. The government has yet to confirm the leader’s death officially. Rescue teams had been searching the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister, and other officials […]
Israel demands diplomatic sanctions against Iran
The Israel government has intensified efforts to counter Iran’s aggressive actions by calling on 32 countries to impose sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their missile program. This move follows Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel, which occurred late on Saturday. Iran utilized over 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles in retaliation for […]
Israel vows to respond to Iran’s strikes
Israel’s military leader, Herzi Halevi, has vowed to retaliate against Iran’s unprecedented attack on the country, despite appeals for restraint from world leaders. Amidst a six-month conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hamas group in Gaza, Iran’s allies across the region have escalated their assaults on Israel and its allies, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in […]
Bombs Kill 103 During Slain General’s Memorial In Iran
At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a “terrorist attack”, came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number […]
Iran court orders US to pay $50bn for Soleimani assassination
A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday. Then-US president Donald Trump ordered a drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed General Qasem Soleimani, 62, and his Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on […]