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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)

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash

Officials haven’t said what caused the crash, but that it occurred in foggy, mountainous terrain

 

FILE - Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other top officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. Tensions have soared since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and Israel and Iran directly traded fire for the first time ever in April. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Heli crash that killed Iran’s president could reverberate across Middle East

Sudden death comes in wake of Iran’s attack on Israel and ongoing war with Hamas

 

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi takes off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan after President Raisi and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev inaugurated dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. (Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA via AP)

What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president

Iranian officials said the mountainous terrain and heavy fog impeded search-and-rescue operations

 

FILE- 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 president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says

Minister says ‘bad weather and fog’ forced sudden landing, condition of president not yet known

FILE- 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)
A passerby, taking on his cellphone, walks past a banner showing missiles being launched from Iranian map in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Israel and Iran quiet after drone attack near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

Strike comes days after Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel

A passerby, taking on his cellphone, walks past a banner showing missiles being launched from Iranian map in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she’s urging Israel to de-escalate rising conflicts in the Middle East and not bomb Iran in retaliation for Sunday’s thwarted airstrikes. Joly speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons before question period, in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Joly urges Israel to ‘take the win’ don’t retaliate against Iraq

‘Canada is pushing diplomatically to stop further escalation’

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she’s urging Israel to de-escalate rising conflicts in the Middle East and not bomb Iran in retaliation for Sunday’s thwarted airstrikes. Joly speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons before question period, in Ottawa, Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Motorbikes cross an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Analysis: Direct action agains Israel shows marked change in Iran’s approach

Saturday’s attack upends decades of shadow warfare as tensions mount at home

Motorbikes cross an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
In this image released by the White House, President Joe Biden, along with members of his national security team, receive an update on an ongoing airborne attack on Israel from Iran, as they meet in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2024. From l-r., facing Biden are, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP)

G7 leaders condemn Iran attack, say they stand in full solidarity with Israel

Group said Iran’s attack ‘risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation’

In this image released by the White House, President Joe Biden, along with members of his national security team, receive an update on an ongoing airborne attack on Israel from Iran, as they meet in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2024. From l-r., facing Biden are, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP)
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Israel hails ‘success’ in blocking Iran’s unprecedented attack

Biden expected to hold meeting with G7 on Sunday to coordinate a ‘diplomatic response’

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace. Trudeau reads a document presented to him by counsel at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel

Middle East pushed closer to a region-wide war

A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace. Trudeau reads a document presented to him by counsel at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated on Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Israel threatens direct attack on Iran as Middle East tensions escalate

Threat comes after Iran pledges retribution for Syrian blast that killed Iranian generals

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated on Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Iranian demonstrators holds posters of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock during a rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, marking 44th anniversary of the seizure of the embassy by militant Iranian students, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 US Embassy takeover

It comes as Iranians condemn Washington’s support of Israel as it strikes the Gaza Strip in war against Hamas

Iranian demonstrators holds posters of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock during a rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, marking 44th anniversary of the seizure of the embassy by militant Iranian students, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S.

Both reporters covered Mahsa Amini’s death

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Destruction made by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip is seen in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip from the air. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Iran rejects allegations that it played a role in Hamas attacks

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected allegations Tuesday about his country’s…

Destruction made by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip is seen in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip from the air. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A protestor chants in front of a poster with the faces of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Canada is among four countries turning to international law to ensure Iran is held accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 more than three years ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada, allies head to international court over Iran’s downing of Flight PS752

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the Ukrainian Airlines flight Jan. 8, 2020

A protestor chants in front of a poster with the faces of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Canada is among four countries turning to international law to ensure Iran is held accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 more than three years ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge

Country has put to death more than 200 prisoners already in 2023

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
A Canadian passport is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Iranians visiting, studying or working in Canada to extend their stay and switch between temporary streams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada to introduce open work permit for Iranians, simplify process to stay

Federal government will waive processing fees for Iranians wishing to stay

A Canadian passport is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Iranians visiting, studying or working in Canada to extend their stay and switch between temporary streams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran blames Israel for drone attack, threatens retaliation

It remains unclear what the targetted military workshop produced

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)

OPINION: Iranian woman living in Fraser Valley urging MPs to sponsor prisoners to avoid execution

Nine federal Liberal MPs ‘sponsor’ Iranian detainees by sharing their plights on social media

Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)
Iranian demonstrators chant slogans as they hold posters showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, top left on the poster, during their gathering to protest against the publication of offensive caricatures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Amid unrest, Iran’s hardliners turn their anger to France

Hundreds protested cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

Iranian demonstrators chant slogans as they hold posters showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, top left on the poster, during their gathering to protest against the publication of offensive caricatures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)