LIVE: Iran Declares 5 Days of Mourning After President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death | Firstpost America

LIVE: Iran Declares 5 Days of Mourning After President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death | Firstpost America Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash. All 9 people onboard the helicopter were killed after the chopper crashed into a mountain in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced a five-day mourning and has assured the nation that there will be no disruptions to the country’s work. Also on the show, what will be Iran’s future as first vice President Mohammed Mokhber will be interim President. However, Raisi’s absence will be felt by Iran and its allis. Under Raisi, Iran sent drones and weapons to Russia, carried out strikes on Pakistan, increased support to Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and for the first time carried out a direct attack on Israel from Iranian soil. - Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, has been sworn in as Taiwan's new president. He is a 64-year-old doctor-turned-politician, who won the presidential election in January. - Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden spent the weekend campaigning. During a rally in Michigan, Biden said that Trump was a “loser” and a “threat to American Democracy”. Meanwhile, Donald Trump received nomination and support from the powerful National Rifle Association. - And American rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs has apologised after a surveillance video showed him brutally assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. --- Ebrahim Raisi | Iran | Chopper Crash | Iran President | Hossein Amir-Abdollahian | Foreign Minister | Firstpost America | Eric Ham | War | Geopolitics | Global Economy | Firstpost | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | Trending News #ebrahimraisi #choppercrash #iran #firstpostamerica #ericham #war #geopolitics #economy #firstpost #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.seevid.ir/api/yid/Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V