Iran moves toward stability project after crash killed key leaders
Iran sought to convey a sense of order and control on Monday by quickly naming an interim president and a foreign minister, a day after both leaders died in a helicopter crash. The change in leadership came at a time of rising tensions in the Middle East and domestic discontent in Iran, where many residents have called for an end to decades of repressive clerical rule.Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced five days of mourning for the president, Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and the foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, 60, who died when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area near the Iranian city of Jolfa. The men were returning from the Iranian border with Azerbaijan after inaugurating a joint dam project.Iran's military said it had created a committee to ...