Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory is a shot in the arm for the reformist movement in Iran. However, between an ailing economy and tense geopolitical situation, his next 4 yrs won't be easy.
There are people inside and outside of Iran who do not feel sorry for President Raisi’s death. Some of them are trying to take advantage of this tragedy to pursue their own political goals.
Widely used globally by govts & private operators, the two-blade, medium helicopter first flew in 1968. Tehran procured various aircraft, including copters, before 1979 revolution.
Governor of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati & head of Ebrahim Raisi's security team Mehdi Mousavi were onboard crashed helicopter as well. Raisi 2nd Iranian president to die while in office.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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