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.
Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
McCutchen's 300th homer, Suwinski's grand slam leads Pirates over Phillies 9
Italian industrial heritage exhibition in Chongqing sparks cultural dialogue
Israel stands strong: IDF reveals it has shot down more than 200 drones and missiles fired by Iran
Tory rebels urge Rishi Sunak to ditch controversial smoking ban plan and other 'fundamentally un
Museums in rural China preserve culture as nation rapidly modernizes
Light decorations seen before Chinese Lunar New Year in Macao
Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
The truth behind Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont's off
The government wants to buy their flood
A Manic Monday in the NHL features 7 of 8 games that could affect the playoff picture