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  PM Modi speaks with Iranian President, urges peace after US strikes | 22 June | Speed News

  News | June 22, 2025 19:32 IST

  PM Modi speaks with Iranian President, urges peace after US nuclear site strikes. Iran FM to meet Putin in Moscow amid Israel-US-Iran conflict escalation. An elderly man dies after ex-CM Jagan's convoy hits him in Guntur. Get all the latest updates in today's Speed News.

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  Iran begins registration for presidential candidates ahead of June 28 elections after Raisi's death

  World | May 30, 2024 14:55 IST

  Ebrahim Raisi was once seen as a possible successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but his untimely demise triggered a race among hardliners to become the next leader. Iran has announced snap presidential elections on June 28.

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  Iran: Funeral services for late President Raisi begin, thousands mourn hardline leader

  World | May 21, 2024 15:51 IST

  Thousands of people walked through the Iranian city of Tabriz on Tuesday to honour Raisi, his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others killed in the helicopter. Raisi, 63, was a hardline leader tipped to become Iran's next Supreme Leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  'It wasn't us': Israeli official on country's rumoured involvement in Iran President Raisi's death

  World | May 21, 2024 14:42 IST

  Iran and Israel are bitter enemies, waging a shadow war for decades that broke open into a tit-for-tat drone and missile attacks last month, escalating tensions in the Middle East. These tensions have fuelled speculation of Israel's involvement in Ebrahim Raisi's tragic death on Sunday.

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  How did Ebrahim Raisi's tragic demise affect global oil, gold prices? DETAILS

  Business | May 21, 2024 10:44 IST

  Raisi's untimely death has prompted speculation on global markets as Iran is a major oil-producing country. However, experts believe his death won't have a significantly debilitating effect as all state matters are controlled by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  Ebrahim Raisi Death: How Iranian President's Death Will Impact Middle-East?

  News | May 20, 2024 18:27 IST

  Ebrahim Raisi Death: The crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister on Sunday caused shock throughout the region. Unfortunately, no survivors were found. However, you must know that Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi was important not only for his own country but also for the M

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  Ebrahim Raisi Death: What's the procedure of electing new Iranian President? Explained

  News | May 20, 2024 14:48 IST

  Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Iranian news agency reported on Monday. So what happens next? What does the Iranian constitution say if an Iranian president dies in office and how is the new President elected?

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  Iran won't start a war but will 'respond strongly' to bullies: President Raisi amid tensions with US

  World | February 02, 2024 18:03 IST

  Raisi's remarks came after the US approved plans for strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three American soldiers by a drone in Jordan. There has been rising speculation of an American response as tensions heated up in the Middle East since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

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  Iran calls on India to 'use all its capacities' to end Israel's attack on Gaza in call with PM Modi

  World | November 07, 2023 10:51 IST

  During the conversation with PM Modi, Raisi recalled India's struggle for independence and slammed Israel for killing innocent civilians. He supported the idea of an immediate ceasefire between the two warring parties and for humanitarian aid to be provided to Palestinians.

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  Haqiqat Kya Hai: PM Modi called Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; Discussed Israel-Hamas War

  Hakikat Kya Hai | November 06, 2023 23:22 IST

  Haqiqat Kya Hai: PM Modi called Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; Discussed Israel-Hamas War

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  Iran denies sending drones to Russia for Ukraine war, calls on US to 'mind their own business'

  World | September 19, 2023 7:54 IST

  Raisi asserted that Iran is against the Ukraine war and said that Americans should stop interfering in other countries to improve their conditions.

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  Iran authorities refuse to confirm protests fatalities

  World | December 02, 2019 13:51 IST

  Iranian authorities have not assumed any responsibility in the violent repression of protests and have instead accused countries

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  Stay out of Gulf, Iran warns US against sending troops to Saudi Arabia

  World | September 22, 2019 17:03 IST

  Rouhani's remarks comes a day after it was revealed that the US is sending more troops to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the September 14 drone attacks on a major oil field and a petroleum processing facility in the Kingdom.

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  Airstrikes not enough to eradicate terrorism: Iranian president

  World | September 13, 2014 13:25 IST

  Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the idea of eradicating terrorism by airstrikes is "naive" and it does not suffice to eliminate terrorists, the Tehran Times reported on Saturday.Without the participation of regional

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  It takes a phone call to mend US, Iran rift

  World | September 28, 2013 11:04 IST

  Washington: The Iranian president, his car making its way to the airport through New York's dense traffic, gets in touch with the White House Situation Room. President Barack Obama, at his desk in the Oval

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  Obama open to talks with Iranian president: White House

  World | September 20, 2013 9:04 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama is open to bilateral discussions with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, if Iran is serious about giving up its nuclear weapons programme, the White House said Thursday.Speaking during a daily news briefing,

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  Ahmadinejad's Media Adviser Arrested

  World | November 21, 2011 22:20 IST

  Tehran, Nov 21: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's media adviser was arrested on Monday in his office by the judiciary, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, without giving a reason for his arrest. "A few minutes

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  Ahmedinejad Warns Israel On N-Attack

  World | November 07, 2011 18:18 IST

  Cairo, Nov 7: As tensions mounted in the Persian Gulf over accusations that Iran is close to making nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad today warned of any attacks against his country.Alleging that US and

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  Ahmadinejad Threatnes To Send US, Israel To The Morgue

  World | July 21, 2011 18:13 IST

  Tehran, July 21: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to destroy the US and Israel and send them to the “morgue” if Iran is put on the defensive. “Resistance will continue until Iran sends its

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  Ahmadinejad Meets India's National Security Adviser

  World | March 08, 2011 10:11 IST

  Tehran, Mar 7: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met visiting Shivshankar Menon, India's National Security Adviser, on Monday evening in Tehran.India and Iran have close political and economic ties. Before his meeting with Ahmadinejad, Menon had