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Iran Ex-Speaker Larijani Launches Presidential Bid

Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Friday, submitted his candidacy for a presidential election set for next month following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, state media reported. The election was originally slated for 2025 but was brought forward following Raisi's death on May 19. The interior ministry on Thursday ...

Polls Open in Iran's 2nd Round Presidential Election

Polls opened Friday for Iran's runoff presidential election, pitting reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash. The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say in all state matters, cast his ballot when the ...

Iran Probe Finds Raisi Helicopter Crash Caused by Weather

Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said Sunday. The helicopter carrying 63-year-old Raisi and his entourage came down on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran, killing the president and seven others and ...