The Iranian president whose career started in the years after the 1979 Islamic revolution and who is close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took power in a 2021 election that was followed by turbulent years of protests and tensions.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking politicians have been killed in a helicopter crash. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a period of national mourning. Follow DW for the latest.
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