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Despite earning the nickname the “Butcher of Tehran” for presiding over Iran’s human rights abuses, the United Nations on Monday held a moment of silence for Ebrahim Raisi after the Iranian president died in a helicopter crash. At the request of Russia, China, and Algeria, representatives – including United States Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood – stood at …

JERUSALEM – The late President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a known quantity to the U.S. government because of his massacres of Iranian citizens. The Trump administration sanctioned Raisi for his role in carrying out the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners in 1988 and for his role …

Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bouhabib, expressed his condolences on Monday for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. Iranian state media said Raisi and Amirabdollahian, and others, were found dead after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest. “I met the foreign minister many, many times since I came …

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Iran’s East Azerbaijin province Sunday into a fog-shrouded forest. As multiple emergency crews instigated search-and-rescue operations, speculation mounted as to what would happen in the event of Raisi’s death, and what it would mean for Iran’s internal affairs. Fox News Digital spoke with Behnam Ben Taleblu, an expert on Iranian security …

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi experienced a “hard landing” on Sunday, according to Iranian state media. Iranian media, according to multiple reports, said rescue teams were dispatched to the site in the Dizmar Forest between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, near its border with Azerbaijan. The circumstances of the incident remain unclear …

Iran’s controversial President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were confirmed dead on Monday after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country’s northwest, Iranian state media reported. The death of Raisi, nicknamed the “Butcher of Tehran” for his oversight of mass executions of political prisoners in 1988, forced Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

As the academic year draws to a close and commencements take place across the country, the universities are hoping that the energy of the anti-Israel protests is fading, despite declarations of intent to remain active this summer, including at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The protests have revealed something significant that must be monitored and addressed: Not only does …

Some young children believe puppets control their own actions. Unfortunately, too many adults have this misguided view of Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist terrorists, failing to realize that Iran is their puppet master, pulling their strings as they spread death and destruction. The Iranian regime celebrated the unprovoked Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that began the war that continues …

In President Joe Biden’s world, Iran gets sanctions relief, and Israel gets its weapons revoked. The Middle East is on fire because of Biden’s feeble “leadership” and his unwillingness to stand by our greatest ally in the region at a time of critical need. Sadly, I am not surprised by Biden’s abrogation of his moral duty to support Israel. During …

JERUSALEM – After the head of the United Nation’s atomic watchdog agency warned that Iran has enough uranium to produce “several” nuclear bombs, a firebrand Iranianlawmaker declared on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran possesses atomic weapons. “In my opinion, we have achieved nuclear weapons, but we do not announce it. It means our policy is to possess nuclear …