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Obituary: Iran&s President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks

Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a crackdown on protests at home and pushing hard in nuclear talks with world powers as he burnished his credentials to position himself to become the next supreme leader.

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Explainer: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?

Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who, based on the country's constitution, is expected to become interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

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Explainer: What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Below is a brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens when a president is incapacitated or dies in office:

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.

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Iran&s president still missing after helicopter crash at mountains

A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country&s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran yesterday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray.

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Airstrike on Gaza kills 27 as Israelis argue over post-war plan

An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza and fighting with Hamas raged across the north yesterday as Israel&s leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month.

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