NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Iran crash: President Raisi’s death leaves Tehran mourning loss of regime loyalist

  • Written by Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
imageIran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, is reported by state media to have died following a helicopter crash.Iranian Presidency Office via AP

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed when his helicopter crashed on May 19, 2024 in a mountainous border region, was a consummate loyalist whose passing will be a severe blow to the country’s...

Read more: Iran crash: President Raisi’s death leaves Tehran mourning loss of regime loyalist

More Articles ...

  1. How a British military march became the distinctive sound of American graduations
  2. Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization
  3. Some states’ populations are very much like the US overall – including 5 key states in the 2024 presidential election
  4. History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend
  5. What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including avian flu
  6. Newsrooms are experimenting with generative AI, warts and all
  7. Bats in Colorado face fight against deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome
  8. Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India
  9. You should call House members ‘representatives,’ because that’s what they are − not ‘congressmen’ or ‘congresswomen’
  10. Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
  11. ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules and book bans might have felt familiar in medieval Europe − but queer themes in literature survived nonetheless
  12. Humans have been altering nature for thousands of years – to shape a sustainable future, it’s important to understand that deep history
  13. Plant-based meat alternatives are trying to exit the culture wars – an impossible task?
  14. Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump today
  15. College students in Austin, Texas, have dwelled in windowless rooms for years − here’s why the city finally decided to ban them
  16. Latest inflation figures are good news – even if they give a lot of people heartburn
  17. 5 thoughts for new college grads seeking to find the right balance between meaningful work and making money
  18. It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
  19. Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
  20. An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November
  21. Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects
  22. Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut
  23. Term limits aren’t the answer
  24. How the manosphere found its way into the Black community
  25. Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts
  26. Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains
  27. Confusion over how pregnancy dates are measured is widespread – and makes for uninformed debate over abortion limits
  28. Haitians looking to escape violence and chaos face hostility in neighboring Dominican Republic
  29. ‘Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI
  30. Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
  31. Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains
  32. Iron fuels immune cells – and it could make asthma worse
  33. Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads
  34. By not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in ‘Back to Black’
  35. Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
  36. Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
  37. ‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life
  38. Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
  39. Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
  40. Why do people hate people?
  41. The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more
  42. Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands
  43. I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza
  44. A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
  45. How Jason Kelce built his personal brand and became a Philly legend
  46. Sudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold
  47. How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
  48. Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
  49. Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects
  50. Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity – here are three lessons from historic sports-betting scandals