Can Iran avoid a political crisis after its president’s death?

Can Iran avoid a political crisis after its president’s death?

Geelong: The death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this week occurred during one of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s most challenging periods. Raisi, a prominent figure in the political elite, held substantial sway over Iran’s domestic policies. He was also central to Iran’s recent moves to improve relations with its rivals in … Read more

The effects of deaths of Iranian president, FM on Israel

The effects of deaths of Iranian president, FM on Israel

The president of Iran, mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, an Iranian prominent leader in his attacks on Israel, were killed in a helicopter crash on the Azerbaijan-Iran border. Some commentators tried to link Israel and the Mossad to the crash, but despite Israel not declaring a ” national mourning day,” … Read more

Who are the new leading candidates for Iran President?

Who are the new leading candidates for Iran President?

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s death does not immediately change much about the Islamic Republic’s trajectory, given that this is set by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. However, Khamenei himself is 85, and has been sick for years. Many predicted that Khamenei had invested tons of energy and manipulations into getting Raisi the presidency so … Read more

Saudi, UAE leaders offer condolences after Iranian President Raisi dies in crash

Saudi, UAE leaders offer condolences after Iranian President Raisi dies in crash

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, May 20, expressed their condolences to Iran on the death of President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and a number of other senior officials, following their helicopter crash. On Sunday evening, May 19, Iranian state-run news agencies announced that a helicopter carrying … Read more

Conspiracy theory on death of Ebrahim Raisi spreads on social media

Conspiracy theory on death of Ebrahim Raisi spreads on social media

Following the reports that emerged on Sunday regarding the helicopter crash of President Ebrahim Raisi, social media users in Israel celebrated the death of the Iranian leader.  One of the jokes that garnered success stated, “The pilot is a Mossad agent named Eli Kopter.” The joke spread quickly and reached social networks around the … Read more

Sharp criticism against Gazans brings Shi’i-Sunni rift to front

Sharp criticism against Gazans brings Shi’i-Sunni rift to front

While the Hamas terrorist group were among the first ones to express their grief and extend condolences over the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash yesterday, some Gazan citizens thought differently and uploaded videos of them distributing sweets to celebrate the event, which quickly went viral and drew waves of … Read more

Iran media sites endow Ebrahim Raisi’s death with Islamic meanings

The effects of deaths of Iranian president, FM on Israel

Since the official announcement of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, numerous spontaneous instances of celebration and sarcasm have been expressed by Persian and Arabic-speaking users and outlets in the Middle East and abroad. However, in the meantime, outlets loyal or belonging to the Islamic Republic regime have been notedly attempting to endow … Read more

India declares one-day state mourning on Tuesday for Iran President Raisi’s death

India declares one-day state mourning on Tuesday for Iran President Raisi’s death

Late Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi New Delhi: India on Monday declared one day of state mourning on May 21 as a mark of respect to Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. “On the day of mourning (Tuesday), the National Flag … Read more

Russia, China offer condolences after death of Iran’s President – POLITICO

Russia, China offer condolences after death of Iran’s President – POLITICO

“As a true friend to Russia’s, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the establishing of neighborly relations between our two countries and made great efforts to elevate them to the level of strategic partnership,” Putin’s letter, published on the Kremlin’s website, reads. “I had the luck of meeting Ebrahim Raisi more than once, and … Read more

The Raisi regime and its international influence

The Raisi regime and its international influence

When news broke that Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had vanished during a helicopter ride in a remote mountainous region of Iran near the border with Azerbaijan, I was surprised. Raisi had appeared entrenched in office and ready to continue his rule, in one form or another. However, his journey in the helicopter also symbolized … Read more