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Iran Buries Late President Ebrahim Raisi, Vowing Expansion of War on Israel

Iran buried President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, ending several days of funerals that began shortly after his death in a helicopter crash on Sunday. After some hesitation, the regime decided to declare Raisi a “martyr” and treat him like a religious icon, holding processions in several cities and burying him in the Imam Reza shrine […]

‘Desperate’ Officials Make Phone Calls Urging Iranians to Mourn Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian opposition activists said on Wednesday they had received calls from “desperate” officials urging them to attend a memorial service for President Ebrahim Raisi. The regime has suppressed expressions of joy and relief by dissidents since Raisi’s death. Helicopter crash on sunday. The administration quickly realized there was a problem here. public reaction Frustrated Iranians […]

‘No Tears Being Shed’ for Raisi Death; Blinken’s Condolences ‘Turn Our Stomach’

Israel said Wednesday it would not offer condolences over the death of Iranian President Abraham Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday and whose funeral was held in Tehran on Wednesday. Israeli government spokesperson David Mensier told reporters amid reports that Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh attended the funeral along with other terrorist […]

FIFA President Offers Iran, Regime Known to Repress Women Soccer Fans, Condolences over President Raisi

The president of the world’s largest international soccer organization, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), issued a message of condolence on Monday following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, and several other Iranian officials died on Sunday when the helicopter carrying them from Azerbaijan crashed in […]

UN Bodies Honor Iran’s Late President Raisi, Responsible for Thousands of Deaths

Multiple United Nations agencies on Monday paid tribute to the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose storied career was defined by the execution of thousands of political prisoners, drawing the ire of Israel’s mission to the United Nations. The Security Council, the most powerful body in the United Nations, held A moment of silence was […]

Blinken Defends Condolences for Iranian President Raisi: ‘Normal Course of Business’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that it was “business as usual” to express condolences to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The State Department issued a statement of condolence but did not mention Raisi’s brutal legacy, including the execution […]

Biden, U.N. Hosted ‘Butcher of Tehran’ President Raisi in NY Against GOP Opposition

The Biden administration faced fierce Republican opposition last year after deciding to host the recently deceased Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi — a Holocaust denier nicknamed the “Butcher of Tehran” for his role in the mass executions of tens of thousands of political prisoners — in New York for the 2023 United Nations General Assembly. Sunday, […]

Iranians Celebrate Death of President Ebrahim Raisi, the ‘Butcher of Tehran’

Iran’s repressive regime has declared a five-day mourning period for President Ibrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, but many Iranians are celebrating the death of the brutal hardliner known as the “Butcher of Tehran” for his role in killing dissidents after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The International Organization for Iran […]