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Raisi Departs, But Iran Remains Khamenei’s Realm

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi’s death comes at a particularly precarious time for the Islamic Republic. While important, considering the monumental news, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s assurances that everything
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Raisi’s death moves Khamenei’s son to top of running for supreme leader job

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash upsets the plans of hardliners who wanted him to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and will stir rivalries in ...
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Who is Iran’s new acting president – Mohammad Mokhber?

Iran expert Raz Zimmt of both INSS and the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center said that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber would step into Ebrahim Raisi’s role ...
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Ultraconservative Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed Sunday, along with his foreign minister, in a helicopter crash in Iran’s remote northwest, injecting fresh uncertainty as the country’s hardline
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Who Will Lead Iran After Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash raises the immediate question of who will succeed him in running the government. Raisi was not only expected ...
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Iran’s New Proxy: American Universities

Iran, you make us proud" and "Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around," were among the chants by the pro-Hamas college students and the paid activists who ...
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