He is survived by his wife and two daughters. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several high-ranking officials died in a helicopter crash on May 20, 2024.
Nine people were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash and all perished.
Raisi came to power in 2017 and was later became the dominant figure in elections after disqualifying major opposition candidates.
The incident occurred during a foggy day in the northwest region of Iran.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several high-ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Ayatollah Al Hashem, Eastern Azerbaijan Gov. Malek Rahmati, Cmdr. Seyed Mahdi Mousavi, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member Ansarol Mahdi died in a helicopter crash on May 20, 2024. The incident occurred in the northwest region of Iran during a foggy day. According to reports from various sources, including Press TV and AP News, nine people were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash and all perished in the accident.
Raisi came to power in 2017 after losing a presidential election to Hassan Rouhani but was carefully managed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to clear any major opposition candidate. He later became the dominant figure in the election after disqualifying major opposition candidates. Raisi was defiant about the 1988 mass executions, which saw sham retrials of political prisoners, militants and others that resulted in thousands of deaths.
Raisi is survived by his wife and two daughters. His sudden death comes at a time when Iran struggles with internal dissent and its relations with the wider world. The country has faced mass protests against its Shiite theocracy, enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels, launched attacks on Israel, supplied bomb-carrying drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine and armed militia groups across the region.
The crash site was found after Turkish state media reported that a Turkish drone identified a heat source that could be the missing helicopter. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Raisi was a hard-line protégé of Iran’s supreme leader who helped oversee mass executions in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched attacks on Israel.
Raisi came to power in 2017 after losing a presidential election to Hassan Rouhani, but was carefully managed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to clear any major opposition candidate.
Raisi lost his 2017 presidential campaign but was installed as head of Iran’s internationally criticized judiciary and later became the dominant figure in the election after disqualifying major opposition candidates.
Raisi was defiant about the 1988 executions, which saw sham retrials of political prisoners, militants and others that resulted in thousands of deaths.
Raisi is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died at the age of 63 in a helicopter crash.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others were killed in a helicopter crash in Iran's East Azerbaijan province.
Nine people, including Iranian officials and crew members, were killed in the crash.
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The article contains several instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to emotion. The author describes Raisi as a 'hard-line protégé' and 'a former Iranian attorney general who has final say on all state matters and serves as the country’s commander-in-chief', which could be seen as an appeal to authority. Additionally, the author uses phrases like 'mass executions of thousands' and 'renewed tensions between Tehran and Washington', which are emotionally charged language that could sway readers without providing evidence or context. However, no formal logical fallacies were identified in the text.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others were killed in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Iran has supplied bomb-carrying drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine and armed militia groups across the region.
Following Raisi’s death, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will temporarily take over, with the Supreme Leader’s consent, and a new presidential election will be called within 50 days.
Raisi was sanctioned by the U.S. for his involvement in mass executions of political prisoners in 1988.
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. It repeatedly references the recent history of conflict in the Middle East and Iran's involvement in various ongoing conflicts, which may evoke strong emotions in readers. Additionally, it mentions Raisi's sanctioned status by the US and his role in past human rights violations. However, no formal logical fallacies were found.
The Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war...
Under Raisi, Iran enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels...
Meanwhile, Iran has faced years of mass protests against its Shiite theocracy...
Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, along with Ayatollah Al Hashem, Eastern Azerbaijan Gov. Rahmati, Cmdr. Mousavi, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member Ansarol Mahdi died in a helicopter crash.
Nine people were on board the helicopter, including Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, Al Hashem, Rahmati, Mousavi, Ansarol Mahdi, the helicopter’s pilot and co-pilot and a technical assistant. All were killed in the crash.
