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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash. Julian Assange faces a London High Court decision on his possible extradition to the US. And Taiwan’s new president tells China to stop its threats. Follow the Reuters Econ World podcast. Sign up for the Reu ...  Show more

Iran releases the first investigation of the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and 7 others. Closure at border crossings into Gaza forces UN relief agency to its knees. The People's Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command continues its drills around Taiwan. 

Today, Jamil, Jess, Les, and Morgan discuss this weekend’s fatal helicopter crash in the mountainous border region between Azerbaijan and Iran that led to the deaths of both the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. The helicop ...

Negar Mortazavi speaks to NPR radio about the six candidates cleared to run in Iran’s upcoming presidential election. The snap election comes less than a month after former President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. The winner of the June 28 election will have to contend ...  Show more