Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
Release time：2024-05-21 06:48:05 Source：Culture Channels news portal
JERUSALEM (AP) — The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep.
That’s because Iran has spent decades supporting armed groups and militants in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian territories, allowing it to project power and potentially deter attacks from the United States or Israel, the sworn enemies of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Previous：Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit
- Next：Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
Related articles
- Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
- Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
- China's software industry logs steady growth in Q1
- Overseas businessmen show confidence in Hong Kong's business environment
- Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated
- The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all
- Kim Kardashian is relentlessly BOOED by the crowd at Tom Brady roast in her hometown of Los Angeles
- Justin Steele returns from hamstring injury as Cubs take on Padres
- Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
- The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all
- Mystery artist who erected signs comparing pothole
- GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
- Analysis: Lando Norris win shows McLaren is ready to return to global motorsports prominence
- Paedophile hunter reveals he caught his wife's cousin trying to meet up with children online
- Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
- Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets a special invitation to the PGA Championship
- Suspect in custody after video recorded him appearing to steal a police vehicle amid gunfire
- A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
- ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
- Top secret D
Random recommendation
Michael Sheen comically reveals how he broke his toe at a gym in LAAfternoon tea makes a comeback thanks to the snapBest quotes from Harry and Meghan's shocking Oprah interviewWoman is branded a 'bad person' after insisting pet owners should not take on 'lifePolice build a case against Lego gang: Thieves steal $300,000 worth of highRyan Gosling makes rare comment about daughters while discussing I'm Just Ken performance at OscarsPrince Harry and William 'have no plans for a reunion during visits for King Charles' coronation'Florence's iconic 700Shirley MacLaine, 89, lives it up sipping on a martini with her pals during Malibu lunch dateTexas A&M Commerce wide receiver Keith Miller III is found dead at 23 near the Dallas