Helicopter carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi ‘crashes upon landing’: state media
- 19-May-2024
A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a “crash upon landing” amid poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has confirmed. “An accident happened to the helicopter carrying Iran President Raisi” in the Jofa region of the western province of East Azerbaijan, state television said, adding that […]
Iran’s Raisi, Erdogan pledge to contain Gaza violence
- 25-Jan-2024
ANKARA: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that he and visiting Iran’s counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed on the need to avert the Israel-Hamas war from engulfing the entire Middle East region. But Raisi countered that it was important for all countries to cut off trade with Israel — an apparent reference to Turkiye’s steadfast […]