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Video. 'Butcher of Tehran': Who was Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi?

Updated: 20/05/2024 - 14:27 GMT+2

Iran's president has died following a helicopter crash on Sunday, but who was he, and how did he come to lead the Islamic Republic?

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