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A woman fills out her ballot during the Iranian presidential election in a polling station at the shrine of Saint Saleh in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 28, 2024. Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death, but turnout remains a question

By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

In this Aug. 29, 2023, file photo, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi places his hands on his heart as a gesture of respect as he leaves after the conclusion of a news conference in Tehran, Iran. President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday, May 20, 2024, after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian President Raisi, the ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ found dead at helicopter crash site

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

An Iranian woman prays for President Ebrahim Raisi in a ceremony at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and others could reverberate across the Middle East

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian president’s sudden death sets stage for political power struggle in Tehran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People pray for President Ebrahim Raisi in a ceremony at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue teams' vehicles are seen near the site of the incident of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. (Azin Haghighi/Moj News Agency via AP)

Rescuers search for helicopter that went down with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi aboard

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue teams' vehicles are seen near the site of the incident of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. (Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP)

‘No sign of life’: Rescuers locate crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian president

Associated Press

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi places his hands on his heart as a gesture of respect to the crowd during the funeral ceremony of the victims of Wednesday's bomb explosion in the city of Kerman about 510 miles (820 kms) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, May 19, 2024, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Helicopter carrying Iran’s hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, disembarks from a plane as he arrives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Raisi is the first Iranian leader to visit Sri Lanka since former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad visited the country in 2008. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Iran’s Raisi inaugurates project in Sri Lanka, says West doesn’t monopolize knowledge, technology

By Krishan Francis - Associated Press

In this photo released by Prime Minister Office, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, walks with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a welcome ceremony in the prime minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Prime Minister Office via AP)

The leaders of Iran and Pakistan vow to boost trade in a meeting seeking to mend a diplomatic rift

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Iran’s president says U.S. should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

‘Obsolescence’: America’s global leadership waning, Iranian president says in fiery U.N. speech

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi places his hands on his heart as a gesture of respect as he leaves after a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s president denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia and decries U.S. meddling

By Paul Haven - Associated Press

The Natanz uranium enrichment facility buildings, south of Tehran, Iran, is seen in this March 30, 2005, file photo. A new underground facility at the Natanz enrichment site may put centrifuges beyond the range of a massive so-called “bunker buster” bomb earlier developed by the U.S. military, according to experts and satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press in May 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran blocks nuclear inspectors after U.S. unfreezes billions of dollars for Tehran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protestor Salwan Momika outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, Thursday, July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Koran and the Iraqi flag. (Oscar Olsson/TT via AP)

Iran says it won’t accept new Swedish ambassador amid outrage over Koran desecration in Stockholm

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, center, inspects the guard of honour upon his arrival at Robert Mugabe airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Iran's president is on a rare visit to Africa as the country, which is under heavy U.S. economic sanctions, seeks to deepen partnerships around the world. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Iranian president arrives in Zimbabwe to anti-West songs for the last stop on a rare Africa trip

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi walk past the honor guard during a state visit in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

Iran’s president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

In this photo released by Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, left, chats with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during an inauguration of the Mand-Pishin border in Pishin, border of Pakistan-Iran, Thursday, May 18, 2023. The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Thursday jointly inaugurated the much-awaited first border market in the southwest amid warming relations between the two sides to improve bilateral trade and economic ties, officials said. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)

Iran warns Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to violate its water rights, over Helmand River

Associated Press

In this photo released by the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Iranian President Raisi Wednesday met Syrian President Assad in Damascus in a bid to boost cooperation between the two allies, state media reported. (Syrian Presidency via Facebook via AP)

Syria and Iran sign long-term oil and trade agreements

By Albert Aji and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center, listens to the national anthem as the army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, right, and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, salute during the Army Day parade in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. President Raisi reiterated threats against Israel while though he stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran renews threats against Israel during Army Day parade

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press