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Ebrahim Raisi

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14 Dec 1960

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South Africa

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties

The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.

17 Feb 2026 - 6:21AM

Iran

Israel’s attacks risk pushing Iran towards nuclear weapon development

13 Jun 2025 - 7:20PMvideocam

Middle East

US says it was ‘unable’ to provide Iran assistance after Raisi helicopter crash

21 May 2024 - 1:51PMvideocam

Ali Khamenei

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20 May 2024 - 6:41PM

Iranian president dies in helicopter crash, raising questions about who will be next ruler

02:07

Israel-Gaza war

Iran accuses US of ‘encouraging’ Israel to kill and commit ‘cruel acts’ in Gaza

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has accused the US of “encouraging” Israel to kill Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid rising tensions in the region over the Israel-Gaza war.

6 Nov 2023 - 7:19PM

Ukraine war

‘Against the war’: Iran’s president denies sending drones to Russia

The United States accuses Iran of not only providing the weapons for use against Ukraine, but also helping Russia build a plant to manufacture them.

19 Sep 2023 - 12:53PM

Iran

Xi Jinping and Iranian president vow to strengthen multilateral alliances

‘Iran is unwaveringly determined to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with China,’ Ebrahim Raisi says.

25 Aug 2023 - 2:05AMvideocam

The leaders of China and Iran said on Thursday that their nations would improve bilateral ties and work together on developing multinationalism. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Japan

Japan, Iran leaders to meet in September for nuclear talks: report

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are likely to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and alleged provision of armed drones to Russia.

20 Aug 2023 - 8:51PM

Middle East

Saudi Arabia urges improved maritime security in Gulf as Iran ties resume

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan visited the Islamic republic on Saturday following a seven-year rupture. The two countries agreed in March to mend ties in a Chinese-brokered deal.

18 Jun 2023 - 12:53AMvideocam

Middle East

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law after unveiled women face ‘yogurt attack’

Authorities issued arrest warrants for a man seen pouring yogurt over the heads of a mother and her daughter The women were also the subject of arrest warrants for flouting Iran’s female dress rules, state media reported.

2 Apr 2023 - 1:33AMvideocam

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on March 20. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Middle East

Can China maintain balancing act in Middle East ties?

Iranian president’s visit signals eased tensions following Gulf summit, but Beijing’s latest statement with Tehran could cause ‘ripple effect’ in regional diplomacy and provoke reaction from Israel and Saudi Arabia, observer says.

20 Feb 2023 - 9:30PMvideocam

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Beijing for an official visit on February 14. Photo: AP

Middle East

China’s Xi Jinping set for Iran state visit as Raisi closes ‘fruitful’ trip

Chinese president ‘gladly accepted’ invitation from Iranian counterpart, joint statement following Ebrahim Raisi’s visit says.

17 Feb 2023 - 3:23AMvideocam

Iran

China to push for revival of talks on Iran nuclear deal

The Iranian president says his country will play an active part in the Belt and Road Initiative.

14 Feb 2023 - 9:40PMvideocam

Iran

Iran nuclear deal seen to be on agenda as President Raisi heads to China

Ebrahim Raisi expected to meet Xi Jinping during first visit to China beginning Tuesday.

13 Feb 2023 - 10:05PMvideocam

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has rarely travelled abroad since taking office in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Belt and Road Initiative

Iranian president to visit China as Beijing aims to mend ties

Ebrahim Raisi travels to Beijing this week in a trip expected to ease tensions that have simmered since President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Gulf leaders in December.

12 Feb 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to make a three-day trip to China this week. Photo: Xinhua

Middle East

Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as online hackers interrupt state TV

Nationwide protests have swept Iran following the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police.

12 Feb 2023 - 11:11AMvideocam

Middle East

Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution amid protests

Iran has seen protests since September after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, with protests morphing to calls for a new revolution.

11 Feb 2023 - 8:43PMvideocam

Middle East

‘Get lost’, Iran’s female students tell president as protests enter fourth week

Students at the all-female Alzahra University in Tehran chanted ‘get lost’, according to activists, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited the campus and recited a poem that equated ‘rioters’ with flies.

8 Oct 2022 - 11:57PMvideocam

Iran

Iran’s president dismisses criticism as street protests turn deadly

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi struck a defiant tone at the UN General Assembly after the death of an Iranian woman in police custody sparked protests around Iran.

22 Sep 2022 - 10:53PMvideocam

United Nations

UN chief warns of ‘winter of discontent’ as he opens global summit

The Ukraine war is high on the agenda, but Secretary General Antonio Guterres also highlighted growing inequality and the world’s ‘addiction’ to fossil fuels.

21 Sep 2022 - 4:03AMvideocam

Iran

Anger as Iran woman dies after morality police arrest

Mahsa Amini, 22, was visiting Tehran when she was detained by the unit responsible for enforcing the country’s strict dress code.

17 Sep 2022 - 3:35AM

Iran

Sanctions-hit Iran signs 20-year cooperation deal with Venezuela

The signing ceremony was overseen by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro and took place in north Tehran on Saturday.

12 Jun 2022 - 1:50AM

Iran

Iran’s president visits Qatar for gas, nuclear talks on maiden Gulf trip

Ebrahim Raisi had not travelled in the Gulf region since taking office in June. He arrived in Qatar on Monday for a major gas summit that will be dominated by tensions over Ukraine.

21 Feb 2022 - 8:16PM

Iran

Iran vows revenge unless Trump tried for Soleimani killing

Tehran marked two years since General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant were assassinated in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020.

4 Jan 2022 - 1:27AM

US-Iran tensions

US warns it will not let Iran ‘slow walk’ nuclear talks

The warning came a day after Washington hit out at Iran, saying talks with world powers had stalled because Tehran ‘does not seem to be serious.’

5 Dec 2021 - 5:15AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden at he White House in Washington on Friday. Photo: AP

Iran

Iran nuclear talks resume with upbeat comments despite scepticism

Monday marked the first discussions in five months, as diplomats race against the clock to save a 2015 deal abandoned by Trump.

30 Nov 2021 - 9:13AM

Iran

Iran nuclear talks to resume November 29 after five months

A five-month delay has fuelled scepticism the United States and Iran will be able to bridge differences and revive a nuclear deal.

4 Nov 2021 - 8:12PMvideocam

Iran

Iran, China vow security cooperation after Taliban’s Afghan takeover

After presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Xi Jinping share phone call, Iran signals willingness to work with China on stability in Afghanistan, which borders both.

19 Aug 2021 - 11:34PMvideocam

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Ebrahim Raisi

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties

The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.

Israel’s attacks risk pushing Iran towards nuclear weapon development

US says it was ‘unable’ to provide Iran assistance after Raisi helicopter crash

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Iran accuses US of ‘encouraging’ Israel to kill and commit ‘cruel acts’ in Gaza

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has accused the US of “encouraging” Israel to kill Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid rising tensions in the region over the Israel-Gaza war.

‘Against the war’: Iran’s president denies sending drones to Russia

The United States accuses Iran of not only providing the weapons for use against Ukraine, but also helping Russia build a plant to manufacture them.

Xi Jinping and Iranian president vow to strengthen multilateral alliances

‘Iran is unwaveringly determined to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with China,’ Ebrahim Raisi says.

Japan, Iran leaders to meet in September for nuclear talks: report

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are likely to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and alleged provision of armed drones to Russia.

Saudi Arabia urges improved maritime security in Gulf as Iran ties resume

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan visited the Islamic republic on Saturday following a seven-year rupture. The two countries agreed in March to mend ties in a Chinese-brokered deal.

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law after unveiled women face ‘yogurt attack’

Authorities issued arrest warrants for a man seen pouring yogurt over the heads of a mother and her daughter The women were also the subject of arrest warrants for flouting Iran’s female dress rules, state media reported.

Can China maintain balancing act in Middle East ties?

Iranian president’s visit signals eased tensions following Gulf summit, but Beijing’s latest statement with Tehran could cause ‘ripple effect’ in regional diplomacy and provoke reaction from Israel and Saudi Arabia, observer says.

China’s Xi Jinping set for Iran state visit as Raisi closes ‘fruitful’ trip

Chinese president ‘gladly accepted’ invitation from Iranian counterpart, joint statement following Ebrahim Raisi’s visit says.

China to push for revival of talks on Iran nuclear deal

The Iranian president says his country will play an active part in the Belt and Road Initiative.

Iran nuclear deal seen to be on agenda as President Raisi heads to China

Ebrahim Raisi expected to meet Xi Jinping during first visit to China beginning Tuesday.

Iranian president to visit China as Beijing aims to mend ties

Ebrahim Raisi travels to Beijing this week in a trip expected to ease tensions that have simmered since President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Gulf leaders in December.

Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as online hackers interrupt state TV

Nationwide protests have swept Iran following the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police.

Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution amid protests

Iran has seen protests since September after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, with protests morphing to calls for a new revolution.

‘Get lost’, Iran’s female students tell president as protests enter fourth week

Students at the all-female Alzahra University in Tehran chanted ‘get lost’, according to activists, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited the campus and recited a poem that equated ‘rioters’ with flies.

Iran’s president dismisses criticism as street protests turn deadly

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi struck a defiant tone at the UN General Assembly after the death of an Iranian woman in police custody sparked protests around Iran.

UN chief warns of ‘winter of discontent’ as he opens global summit

The Ukraine war is high on the agenda, but Secretary General Antonio Guterres also highlighted growing inequality and the world’s ‘addiction’ to fossil fuels.

Anger as Iran woman dies after morality police arrest

Mahsa Amini, 22, was visiting Tehran when she was detained by the unit responsible for enforcing the country’s strict dress code.

Sanctions-hit Iran signs 20-year cooperation deal with Venezuela

The signing ceremony was overseen by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro and took place in north Tehran on Saturday.

Iran’s president visits Qatar for gas, nuclear talks on maiden Gulf trip

Ebrahim Raisi had not travelled in the Gulf region since taking office in June. He arrived in Qatar on Monday for a major gas summit that will be dominated by tensions over Ukraine.

Iran vows revenge unless Trump tried for Soleimani killing

Tehran marked two years since General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant were assassinated in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020.

US warns it will not let Iran ‘slow walk’ nuclear talks

The warning came a day after Washington hit out at Iran, saying talks with world powers had stalled because Tehran ‘does not seem to be serious.’

Iran nuclear talks resume with upbeat comments despite scepticism

Monday marked the first discussions in five months, as diplomats race against the clock to save a 2015 deal abandoned by Trump.

Iran nuclear talks to resume November 29 after five months

A five-month delay has fuelled scepticism the United States and Iran will be able to bridge differences and revive a nuclear deal.

Iran, China vow security cooperation after Taliban’s Afghan takeover

After presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Xi Jinping share phone call, Iran signals willingness to work with China on stability in Afghanistan, which borders both.

Video | Who will be Iran’s next president?