Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of Iran, has been martyred after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest of the country.
The Assembly of Experts, the governmental body responsible for appointing Iran’s supreme leader, convened on Tuesday for its 13th official meeting since the election.
The Assembly of Experts, a panel of clerics electing leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, stressed that the country’s defense and missile capabilities will never be subject to negotiations.
Ayatollah Ahmad Janatti elected as Head of Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran, winning majority of the votes.
