<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Ebrahim Raisi Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:51 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump must take this one off-ramp if he wants to end Iran war – four star general]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2186180_1.jpg"/><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: Former four star USAF General Chuck Wald tells Express.co.uk an endgame to the Iran conflict is ready and waiting.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:33:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Paul Baldwin]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Ebrahim Raisi, Iran-Israel conflict, NCRI, Maryam Rajavi, Iran conflict, Ten Point Plan</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2186180_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bogged down? US general identifies off-ramp for Trump's Iran conflict]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2186180_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bogged down? US general identifies off-ramp for Trump's Iran conflict]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran 'on the brink of game-changing uprising' - this one thing just needs to happen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1901878_1.jpg"/><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: Iran's Supreme Leader will be "very fearful" of further uprisings ahead of the country's Presidential elections amid a "widespread crisis of legitimacy."<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Samuel]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Iran, uprising, presidential election, Ebrahim Raisi, helicopter, chopper, crash, elections, supreme leader, ayatollah, ali khamenei, tehran, ballot, vote, 2009, protests, expert</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1901878_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran's leadership will fear a repeat of the 2009 protests ahead of the Presidential election.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1901878_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran's leadership will fear a repeat of the 2009 protests ahead of the Presidential election.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran facing crackdown as hardliner cosy with brutal IRGC tipped for presidency]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1903393_1.jpg"/><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: Experts have warned that the Iranian regime is set to become even more fierce, cracking down on dissent following President Ebrahim Raisi's death.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Rebecca Robinson]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Iran, hardliner, IRGC, repression, ebrahim raisi, raisi successor, iran president successor, next iranian president, iran presidential elections</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1903393_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is tipped to run for the presidency, and is close with the IRGC.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1903393_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is tipped to run for the presidency, and is close with the IRGC.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s Supreme Leader heads prayers for late President killed in chopper crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1902329_1.jpg"/><br><br>Tens of thousands turn out in Tehran to see Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei oversee congregational prayers for the late President Ebrahim Raisi.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Mark Reynolds]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Iran, Raisi, Ayatollah, Tehran</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1902329_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayer for late Iranian President Raisi in Tehran]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/1902329_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayer for late Iranian President Raisi in Tehran]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands gather as Ebrahim Raisi funeral rites begin in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1901742_1.jpg"/><br><br>Funeral ceremonies begin for late Iranian leader Ebrahim Raisi, as the country enters a period of national mourning.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Mark Reynolds]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Raisi, Funeral, Iran, Middle East</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1901742_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Mourners gather to remember the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/1901742_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Mourners gather to remember the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran's presidential election date set after Ebrahim Raisi's deadly helicopter crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1901539_1.jpg"/><br><br>The President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash on the weekend alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six other people. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alice Scarsi]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>iran, iran news, iranian presidential elections, iran elections, ebrahim raisi, ebrahim raisi death, ebrahim raisi helicopter crash, </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1901539_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourning Iranian men holding pictures of President Raisi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[GETTY]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1901539_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourning Iranian men holding pictures of President Raisi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[GETTY]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian women show bare skin and dance in celebration of Ebrahim Raisi's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1901476_1.jpg"/><br><br>During Ebrahim Raisi's time as president, relations continued to deteriorate with the West as Iran enriched uranium and supplied explosive drones to Russia.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 18:22:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Rebecca Robinson]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>ebrahim raisi, ebrahim raisi death, ebrahim raisi helicopter, ebrahim raisi celebration, ebrahim raisi dead, ebrahim raisi fireworks</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1901476_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women in Iran have been celebrating Raisi's death while others have been letting off fireworks.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1901476_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women in Iran have been celebrating Raisi's death while others have been letting off fireworks.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi? And who is his replacement Mohammad Mokhber?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1901357_1.jpg"/><br><br>Iran in mourning after the death of its leader in a helicopter crash - but who was he and who is his replacement?<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Mark Reynolds]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Iran, Middle East, Raisi</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1901357_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian president Raisi's death in a helicopter crash covered in newspapers headlines in Iran]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/1901357_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian president Raisi's death in a helicopter crash covered in newspapers headlines in Iran]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was Ebrahim Raisi? How fearsome Iranian president earned 'Butcher of Tehran' nickname]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/1901300_1.jpg"/><br><br>Ebrahim Raisi took power in 2021 after spending years running Iran's judiciary with an iron fist.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Aurora Bosotti]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>ebrahim raisi, raisi dead, who is ebrahim raisi, raisi butcher of tehran, raisi helicopter crash</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/1901300_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raisi ran Iran's judiciary for years before being elected in 2021]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/1901300_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raisi ran Iran's judiciary for years before being elected in 2021]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shed a tear for the downtrodden Iranians, not their nasty president]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/41/285x214/1901371_1.jpg"/><br><br>It is thought that Raisi helped execute over 5000 men and women in the 1980's - he doesn't deserve your tears, says Lt Col Stuart Crawford<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lt Col Stuart Crawford]]></author><category/><media:keywords>iran president ebrahim raisi, ebrahim raisi death, helicopter death raisi, butcher of tehran</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/41/590x/1901371_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ebrahim Raisi served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/41/237x141/1901371_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ebrahim Raisi served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item></channel></rss>