The deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash sparked reaction from world leaders Monday. The United States noted Raisi's troubling human rights record. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports.
Videos received by VOA’s Persian service Monday appear to show people in different regions of Iran sharing sweets and chocolates to celebrate Raisi’s death.
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The president's helicopter, which was carrying him and other officials from an event in neighboring Azerbaijan, went missing in poor weather in the Iran's mountainous northwest
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