Former Iranian official partly blames US sanctions for the helicopter crash that killed its president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.

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Flying a helicopter in fog can be a recipe for disaster — Kobe Bryant and now Iran's president add to a string of deaths

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant
A composite image of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant.

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No signs of life have been found in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iran's president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets the governors and deputies of the East and West Azerbaijan provinces in Tehran, Iran on October 21, 2021.

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This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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A new Saudi-US deal to reshape the Middle East is taking shape — but Israel can't join while it's still at war

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President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2022.

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Iran's economy is a total mess after decades of sanctions — and offers a warning to Putin's Russia

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A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.

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Israel's strike showed Iran's air defenses were 'woefully unprepared.' Here's what Tehran may do next.

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A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.
A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.

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'Best thing' is for everyone to stay 'puzzled' on last week's odd retaliation strike on Iran, Israeli president says

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Israeli air force F-16 fighter jet
An Israeli air force F-16 fighter jet takes off.

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Israel hit Iran with a half-ton supersonic 'Rampage' missile, report says

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An Israeli F-16 fighter jet fires a 'Rampage' air-to-ground rocket in an undated photograph.
An illustrative image of an Israeli fighter jet firing a "Rampage" air-to-ground missile.

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Israel planned a much bigger attack on Iran but scaled it back after intense pressure from its allies: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023.

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