Hours after news of the crash, state TV networks ceased their regular broadcasts and started showing footage of massive prayer gatherings around the country.
After news of Raisi’s death, there were reports of celebratory fireworks being launched in Tehran and elsewhere around Iran.
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The Butcher of Tehran
Ebrahim Raisi earned his moniker, “the Butcher of Tehran,” for his role in mass executions of political prisoners in the 1980s. He was also credited with the brutal suppression of the 2022 protests against mandatory hijabs and other stringent religious laws.
A protégé of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Raisi was sanctioned by the United States for his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of thousands of political prisoners at the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
