On May 19, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and a few other officials were killed in a helicopter crash in the Varzaghan region of East Azerbaijan province.

As President, Mr. Raisi tightened crackdown at home, strengthened Iran’s ties with Russia and China and adopted a much more muscular foreign policy, which saw Tehran launching an unprecedented missile and drone attack towards Israel in April. He was seen as a potential successor to Mr. Khamenei, the most powerful man in the Islamic Republic.

The Hindu's Stanly Johny looks back at the life and career of Raisi, and the impact his death would have on Iran and the region's politics.

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Presentation: Stanly Johny
Video: Shiva Raj
Production: Shibu Narayan

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