Ebrahim Raisi: Last News

Iran has deployed an all-female police unit armed with assault rifles in a bid to quell the protests that have swept across the country in recent days. The protests erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in police custody after she was detained for allegedly failing to adhere to the country's strict hijab rules.

Michaela Zee editor CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour revealed that an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday night was canceled, after she declined the president’s last-minute demand to wear a headscarf. “I politely declined,” Amanpour wrote on Twitter. “We are in New York, where there is no law of tradition regarding headscarves. I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside Iran.” According to Amanpour, an aide told the veteran journalist that President Raisi suggested that she wear a headscarf “because it’s the holy months of Muharram and Safar.”

CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour said that she declined to do an interview with Iran’s president in New York after one of his staffers informed her that she would be required to wear a headscarf.

A victim of a despot known as the Butcher of Tehran has demanded his arrest when he touches down in Britain for COP26.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Military experts have warned Iran is just 10 weeks away from having ready-to-fire nuclear missiles.The Islamic Republic has a major supply of key ingredient enriched uranium, but currently no nuclear warheads.That could change quickly after Ebrahim Raisi, nicknamed the "butcher of Tehran" for his brutal record of ordering state executions, became the country's new president yesterday.Though he has used diplomatic language to reassure regional allies, Raisi is expected to accelerate Iran's nuclear program and heighten military opposition to Israel.The former judge and religious cleric said at his swearing-in ceremony his country would not "back down" from its military expansions in the

Iran will continue its nuclear missile programme and carry on "exporting terror" after "sham" elections are held in the country next month, opposition to the country's leadership has claimed.In February, the Iranian Interior Ministry set May 11 as the start date for nominees to register their names for the country's upcoming presidential election.Nominees had a five-day window to enter their names, which are then vetted by the Guardian Council, which approves or rejects would-be candidates before the election takes place on June 18.State TV said on Tuesday, May 25, that Iran's election watchdog has approved the candidacy of hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in next month's presidential election while disqualifying some of his main

President Trump and anyone else linked to the U.S. strike one year ago that killed a notorious Iranian general "will not be safe on Earth," a top official in Tehran warned Friday, according to a report.