The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with other officials crashed in the East Azerbaijan province, in the country’s mountainous northwest, Iranian state media reported.
WikiLeaks founder Assange will not be whisked away by U.S. marshals but will remain in the high-security Belmarsh prison while challenging the extradition order.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials, Iranian state media reported.
Mohammad Mokhber, as Iran’s first vice president since 2021, assumes interim presidential powers after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash in Iran.
Austin Scott Miller, the last four-star U.S. commander based in Kabul, met privately with House lawmakers scrutinizing the Biden administration’s Afghanistan exit.
Warrants are sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yehiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.
Iran declared five days of national mourning after the helicopter crashed in thick fog in East Azerbaijan province. Mohammad Mokhber will be acting president.