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Helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president was caused by climatic conditions, report finds

Tehran AP — An official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people found it was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions, Iranian state TV reported September 1. The final report of the Supreme Board of the General Staff of the Armed Forces said the main …

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Egypt Independent September 9, 2024

Raisi’s funeral is about a lot more than the late Iranian president

CNN — From his days as a clerical student, to overseeing executions as part of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi’s life has been intimately tied with Iran’s tumultuous modern history. Yet after all that, his presidency was notably unremarkable. Unlike previous Iranian presidents, Raisi seemed content to serve as an empty vessel that carried out the …

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Egypt Independent May 25, 2024