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Iran Registers Presidential Candidates For Early Vote After Ebrahim Raisi’s Death

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Iran Registers Presidential Candidates For Early Vote After Ebrahim Raisi’s Death

Several low-key moderate politicians are likely to enter the race. Dubai: Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV. Once seen as a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

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What comes next for Iran after Raisi’s death?

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What comes next for Iran after Raisi’s death?

Cars drive past a billboard bearing a portrait of Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi, centre, his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, second from left, and other members of his entrourage in central Tehran on May 21, 2024, as mourners in the northestern city of Tabriz attended a funeral procession for the President and seven others who…

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Ebrahim Raisi | A hardline President who had the backing of Iran’s clerical establishment

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Ebrahim Raisi | A hardline President who had the backing of Iran’s clerical establishment

Ebrahim Raisi, like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wore a black turban, which means he traced his lineage back to the Prophet Mohammed. Before being elected President in November 2021, he was the chief of Iran’s judiciary. A close ally of Mr. Khamenei, Raisi, after his controversial election victory, helped the conservatives tighten their grip…

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