On the Middle East, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen as advisers two businessmen with whom he shares close personal ties. VOA’s Michael Lipin has our story.
WASHINGTON — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, state media said.
Iran says a search for a helicopter that crashed while carrying its president and other senior officials in the country’s northwest extended into nightfall Sunday, as the fate of Ebrahim Raisi remained unclear.
WASHINGTON — Israel carried out a predawn aerial strike inside Iran on Friday.