In divided Iran, president’s death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration

Iran proclaimed five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, though the muted atmosphere revealed little of the spectacular public grief that has accompanied the deaths of other senior figures in the Islamic Republic’s 45-year history. While government loyalists packed into mosques and squares to pray for Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir … Continue reading In divided Iran, president’s death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration