Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen explains the impact of Raisi’s death on Iran and a region already in turmoil.

An curved arrow pointing right. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. His sudden death leaves room for the IRGC to gain more power. More from News Iranian president Ebrahim ...

During the summer of 1988, Ebrahim Raisi was a key member of the "Death Commission" responsible for the execution of thousands of political prisoners, primarily members of the People's Mojahedin ...

He recalls a moment he saw Ebrahim Raisi, who was then Iran's deputy prosecutor general, from his cell. "He loudly said (to the director of the prison) 'just put them in the cells one by one'.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash while returning from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said the death of a woman in police custody must be investigated after it sparked widespread protests. Speaking on a visit to the UN General Assembly in New ...

Ebrahim Raisi was one of Iran's hardest of hardliners ... aided militia in Iraq to attack, and in some cases kill, American soldiers; and helped Hamas fight its own war against the Jewish state.

CARACAS, June 13. /TASS/. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized the growing role of regional organizations in shaping a new multipolar world, addressing a meeting with Venezuelan youth in ...

Al-Monitor columnist Ali Hashem discusses why incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi may not give priority to closing the nuclear deal; why Iran sees an opportunity in Afghanistan; the complex ...