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May 20, 2024

Iran’s President May Be Dead. What Next?

Months of musical chairs.

At the moment, Hizballah’s superiors in Tehran probably aren’t giving much thought to the militia’s next move. More likely, they are focused on the fact that their country’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, along with the foreign minister, may have been killed in a helicopter crash near the Iran-Azerbaijan border. Iranians set off fireworks to celebrate the possible death of this man known as “butcher of Tehran” for his role in executing dissidents. Shay Khatiri explains what will happen next:

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May 20, 2024

  1. Iran’s President May Be Dead. What Next?

    Months of musical chairs.

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