Ebrahim Raisi

The panel looking into the case concluded on Sunday that the reason of the May helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was inclement weather. The president and seven other people were killed when the...

Tuesday’s funeral ceremonies for Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, who perished in a helicopter crash on Tuesday in the northwest city of Tabriz, will begin, according to official media. “The funeral ceremonies for the...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, advised Iranians on Sunday “not to worry” for the nation following reports from state media that President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a helicopter mishap. “The Iranian people should not...

Iranian official media reported that a chopper carrying President Ebrahim Raisi vanished in a “accident” on Sunday, and search and rescue crews were combing through a foggy mountaintop. Concerns about the 63-year-old ultraconservative increased when reports...

After the two countries reached a reconciliation agreement, King Salman of Saudi Arabia extended an invitation to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to tour the kingdom, an Iranian official reported on Sunday. “In a letter to President...

Iran’s ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi came to power a year ago amid attempts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. The accord gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its...

Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s newly-elected President, has praised Bangladesh’s strong economic growth under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership. On Friday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam met with President Raisi for a...

With Iran’s economy ravaged by US sanctions, a grinding health crisis, and difficult nuclear deal negotiations, new President Ebrahim Raisi takes the oath before parliament on Thursday. After being inaugurated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...