Presidential Election In Iran To Choose Ebrahim Raisi's Successor On June 28

<p>The Presidential elections in Iran to choose Ebrahim Raisi's successor will be held on June 28, a report in Tehran Times said on Monday.</p> <p>The announcement comes following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.&nbsp;</p> <p>Iranian President Raisi, 63, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a href="https://ift.tt/ODtGY4B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran Helicopter Crash: Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Appointed Acting Foreign Minister After Amirabdollahian's Death</a></strong></p> <p>According to a report in The Guardian, Iran&nbsp;has a long and well-known history of filtering out potential political leaders from elections.</p> <p>The candidates have to be deemed qualified by an elite body known as the Guardian Council and are interviewed to ensure their worthiness for high office.</p> <p>The date of the funeral of the Iranian president will be held on Thursday in his hometown in Mashaad. As per Iranian media reports, a first funeral ceremony will be held in Tabriz on Tuesday, after which, Raisi's body will be taken to the capital Tehran, and then buried in Mashaad.</p> <p>Earlier on Monday, Iran appointed its seasoned nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri, as the acting Foreign Minister.</p> <p>Bagheri, 56, previously served as the deputy to the late Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He is known for his close ties to Iran's ultraconservatives and his affiliations with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's inner circle.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <div class="css-175oi2r"> <div id="id__rll7tdriw5i" class="css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4" aria-labelledby="id__2snehp2f0or id__239itxuddva"> <div class="css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui"> <div class="css-175oi2r"> <div class="css-175oi2r"> <div class="css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l"> <div class="css-175oi2r"> <div class="css-175oi2r r-16y2uox r-1pi2tsx r-13qz1uu">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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