While the sudden death of the "Butcher of Tehran," Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, creates a major void in regime leadership, Middle East experts expect the new leader to be just as "hawkish" as his predecessor.
Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed after the helicopter they were flying in crashed in a mountainous region amid poor weather.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.