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IRAN’S LATE SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, last month. It doesn’t matter at all to Iran and Hamas if Israel agrees to political and territorial concessions, says the writer.

Islamic Regime approves six presidential candidates in bid to boost turnout

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

Iranian Jews gather at a synagogue, used as a polling station, during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016.

Jewish community to meet with Iranian presidential candidates to replace Raisi

By MICHAEL STARR

A HELICOPTER carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, on May 19. The helicopter later crashed, killing the president.

In the eyes of the world: Iran’s image is in tatters once more

By SALEM ALKETBI

IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in Tehran, last week.

The Iranian 'Godfather' and his mafia-style sham elections

By ERFAN FARD

Funeral of fallen IDF soldiers.

14 Days: Fallen soldiers

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad former president of Iran, waves at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.

Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV

By REUTERS

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi, known as the ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ meets his eternal end at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, May 23.

Voices from the Arab press: Who will lead Iran next?

By THE MEDIA LINE

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.

Iran's ex-president Ahmadinejad registers to run in presidential elections, state TV says

By REUTERS

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024

Iran rules out sabotage in helicopter crash killing president, FM

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi, known as the ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ meets his eternal end at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, May 23.

Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi's death

By REUTERS

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the signing of a cooperation agreement in Damascus, last year. The ICC has never issued an arrest warrant against Ayatollah Khamenei or Assad, the writer points out.

US to boycott UN tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash

By REUTERS

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

Iran's Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote

By REUTERS

EX-IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi (left) and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev visit the Qiz-Qalasi dam on the Azerbaijan-Iran border on May 19, earlier in the day, before Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash.

How Raisi's death will affect the relations between Azerbaijan, Armenia

By MORDECHAI KEDAR

Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures after casting his vote during presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran June 18, 2021.

Iranian President’s death disrupts plan for Khamenei’s legacy

By David Menashri/The Media Line

MOURNERS ATTEND a funeral in Tehran, last week, for victims of the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others.

Next few weeks will reveal power struggle within Iranian battle for presidency

By ERFAN FARD