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Articles for Mr Raisi

Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice

Hindustan Times  

ON MAY 6TH Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, travelled to Tehran and met Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister. Mr Grossi, fresh from his trip to Iran, recently spoke to The Economist about the Iranian nuclear file, as well as the other items on his forbidding to-do list, from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine …

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Who was Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi?
7 months ago

Who was Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi?

ABC  

President Ebrahim Raisi was a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader before he died when his helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in the country's north. Mr Raisi sits below only Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the country's power structure. Iran emboldened by shifting US policy Mr Raisi, 63, took a tough stance in now-moribund negotiations with six …

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Here's what happens next
7 months ago

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Here's what happens next

ABC  

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash with his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash Photo shows A video still shows two men inside a helicopter. There is "no sign of life" at the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and others, Iran state …

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Who was Ebrahim Raisi? The hardline Iranian president with a vice-like grip on power
7 months ago

Who was Ebrahim Raisi? The hardline Iranian president with a vice-like grip on power

The Telegraph  

Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s hardline president, quickly ascended the ranks of the Islamic Republic and ultimately positioned himself as a potential successor to Ali Khamenei, supreme leader. Mr Raisi, who died aged 63 after a helicopter crash on Sunday, failed to win the 2017 presidential election as the main ultra-conservative candidate, instead being handed a post as head of the judicial …

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Israel threatens to strike Iran as Raisi takes office
3 years, 4 months ago

Israel threatens to strike Iran as Raisi takes office

The Independent  

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Iran backtracks on plans to release Zaghari-Ratcliffe
3 years, 4 months ago

Iran backtracks on plans to release Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The Independent  

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Iran's President-elect backs nuclear deal negotiations but says they 'should not be dragged out'
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran's President-elect backs nuclear deal negotiations but says they 'should not be dragged out'

ABC  

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has backed talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal but flatly rejected meeting US President Joe Biden, even if Washington removed all sanctions. Key points: Negotiations have been under way in Vienna since April Former US president Donald Trump abandoned the agreement and reimposed sanctions in 2018 The US and …

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Iran approves seven mostly ultraconservative candidates for election next month
3 years, 7 months ago

Iran approves seven mostly ultraconservative candidates for election next month

The Telegraph  

Iran on Monday named the conservative head of its judiciary and six others as candidates for the June 18 presidential election, ruling out hopefuls aligned to moderate President Hassan Rouhani. Mr Raisi, 60, is believed to be a favourite of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who oversees the Guardian Council, a constitutional monitor that vets presidential candidates. Some Iranians …

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