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DNA Explainer: Why was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, killed in helicopter crash, regarded as 'Butcher of Tehran'?

DNA Tuesday, 21 May 2024
The helicopter crash comes amid the Middle East remaining perturbed by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Ebrahim Raisi, under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched an unexpected drone-and-missile attack on Israel just last month.
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