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There are several theories as to what may have led to the chopper crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the mountainous terrain near Azerbaijan.

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has triggered a mix of official condolences contrasted with backlash from critics around the globe who see the condolences as approval of Raisi’s legacy as the 'Butcher of Tehran'.

President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash is likely to impact the succession process for the 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Three police officers were killed Sunday night following a gunfight which broke out after a police chase, with the assailant also losing his life.

After the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the Association of Families of the Ukrainian Plane Victims released a statement accusing him of complicity in the downing of the airliner.

Following Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, dissident Saeed Afkari, brother of the executed wrestler Navid Afkari, has publicly shared his joy.

In the wake of the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s Supreme Leader appointed Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president.

Mohammad Javad Zarif, former Foreign Minister of Iran, blamed American sanctions on aviation parts for the crash of a chopper carrying President Ebrahim Raisi.

Questions are arising regarding who would immediately succeed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

The news of Raisi’s helicopter crash and death has caused speculation about the question of presidential succession and its implications for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ebrahim Raisi, effectively appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader as president in June 2021, was killed in a helicopter crash on May 19, exactly 63 years and five months after his birth in northeastern Iran.

Iranians around the world are celebrating the disappearance and possible death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's after the helicopter carrying him and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday.

Reaction is pouring in from around the world, after reports of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashing near Iran’s border with Azerbaijan.

Iranian singer Amir-Hossein Maghsoudlou, known by his stage name Tataloo, has been handed multiple prison sentences after being extradited from Turkey.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter was reported missing earlier today amid dense fog, sparking a search and rescue operation that has extended into the night.

Recent data released by Speedtest for April reveals a decline in Iran's mobile internet speed amid deteriorating internet access under the Ebrahim Raisi government.

Iran's economic crisis is forcing a significant number of Iranian pilots to leave their jobs and seek better opportunities abroad.

Iranian police arrested over 260 people at an underground music festival this weekend, branding the event a “satanist gathering”.

A reformist politician in Tehran has harshly criticized the electoral system in the Islamic Republic, which is based on a biased vetting of the candidates favoring hardliner politicians.

Mount Taftan, an active stratovolcano located in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, has shown increased volcanic activity with visible smoke and ash emissions from its crater.

The spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards dismissed the exodus of doctors as "enemy pretexts for psychological operations" against Iran in a bid to downplay the crisis.