Tag: Ebrahim Raisi
US snubbing UN tribute to late Iranian president Raisi
The U.S. mission to the United Nations is skipping a U.N. tribute on Thursday for Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of Iran who died in a helicopter crash on May 19.
“The U.N. should be...
Iran reaffirms support for Palestinian terror
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will not affect Tehran’s backing for Palestinian terrorist groups or its approach to nuclear talks with the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Despite Raisi’s...
‘Death to America! Death to Israel!’ chants ring out at Raisi’s funeral
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei oversaw a memorial service at Tehran University on Wednesday to honor President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others killed in a recent helicopter crash.
“Oh Allah, we didn’t see anything but good...
UN flags at half-mast in New York to honor ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi
The day after critics slammed the United Nations for holding a moment of silence for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, the global body lowered flags...
Khamenei lauds Palestinian propaganda in meeting with Haniyeh
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the propaganda efforts of Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza and urged Hamas and other groups to take more action in this regard.
“The propaganda and media...
Raisi in Damascus: Israel’s demise ‘very close’
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi met with Palestinian terrorist leaders in Damascus on Thursday, calling for a united front against Israel and telling them that the demise of the “Zionist regime” is imminent.
The meeting took place on...
Iran’s president threatens to ‘destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv’
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday threatened to “destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv” in response to the “smallest action” taken by Israel against the regime in Tehran, the Iranian government’s semi-official Mehrs news agency reported.
The remarks...
Raisi: Tehran ‘will target Israel’s heart if it makes slightest move’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the Islamic Republic would strike Israel’s “heart” if the Jewish state conducted any form of attack against it.
In a televised speech delivered during a military parade,...
Iranian president condemns US sanctions, ‘Zionist occupier’ in UN address
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly by video on Tuesday, called for an end to ongoing American sanctions, describing them as the United States’ “new way...
Tehran ready to pounce on Afghanistan and Mideast foes in more aggressive stance
Newly installed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi celebrated the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the failure of the United States to leave smoothly after 20 years entrenched in the country, marking the beginning of what’s...