Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash • FRANCE 24 English

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, was confirmed dead on Monday (May 20) following a plane crash in the East Azerbaijan province. FRANCE 24 traces the life of the deceased Iranian president. 

[chewbaca]

I am so sad for the helicopter and the rock it smashed into 😢

[martaakh]

Sad news. Tragedy. The deepest compassion

[armaann]

He is no more but our hearts always remember him. 😢😢😢😢