{"id":2249066,"date":"2024-05-20T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-butcher-of-tehran-is-dead-and-bidens-state-dept-is-offering-condolences\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T20:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:15:16","slug":"the-butcher-of-tehran-is-dead-and-bidens-state-dept-is-offering-condolences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-butcher-of-tehran-is-dead-and-bidens-state-dept-is-offering-condolences\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Butcher of Tehran&#8217; has passed away, and Biden&#8217;s State Department is extending condolences"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-butcher-of-tehran-is-dead-and-bidens-state-dept-is-offering-condolences%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A helicopter crash claimed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s life, prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-slammed-for-issuing-odd-statement-on-iranian-presidents-death\/\" title=\"Criticism: Biden Admin's Peculiar Remark on Iranian President's Passing\">official condolences<\/a> from the U.S. State Department \u2062under President\u2063 Biden. \u200cThe message, issued by Matthew Miller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-university-pursuing-partnership-with-china-cant-say-whether-beijing-is-guilty-of-genocide\/\" title=\"Cornell University, Pursuing Partnership with China, Can\u2019t Say Whether Beijing is Guilty of Genocide\">expressed sympathy<\/a> for Raisi and others in the crash. Raisi, known for past controversial actions, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-dem-support-for-a-biden-negotiated-israeli-peace-deal-with-palestinians-not-guaranteed\/\" title=\"Survey Indicates Uncertain Democratic Backing for Biden-Led Peace Agreement Between Israel and Palestinians\">stirred mixed reactions<\/a>, with some comparing the\u2064 condolences to historical situations like Hitler&#8217;s passing. Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-morgan-luttrell-husband-father-marine-brain-scientist-and-legislator\/\" title=\"Introducing Morgan Luttrell: Husband, Father, Marine, Brain Scientist, and Legislator.\">helicopter \u200bcrash<\/a> that tragically took the life of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the U.S. \u200bState Department, led by \u2064President\u200b Biden, extended official condolences. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller \u200bexpressed sympathy for Raisi and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-agrees-to-2-5b-settlement-over-737-max-crashes\/\" title=\"Boeing agrees to .5B settlement over 737 MAX crashes\">crash victims<\/a>.\u2064 Raisi&#8217;s controversial\u200b past \u2064actions sparked varied reactions, drawing comparisons to historical\u2062 events like Hitler&#8217;s demise.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Just hours after it was confirmed that a helicopter crash had claimed the life of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi \u2014 better known as the Butcher of Tehran \u2014 the U.S. State Department under President Joe Biden was offering \u201cofficial condolences\u201d on his loss.<\/p>\n<p>The memo was sent out by State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and read, in part, \u201cThe United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran. As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As some were quick to point out, Raisi \u2014 who earned his nickname when he presided over mass political executions in the late 1980s \u2014 was also \u201coverseeing the Ministry of Intelligence\u2019s efforts to assassinate former U.S. diplomats, including Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken\u2019s predecessor, Mike Pompeo\u201d among others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@statedept<\/a> send its condolences on the death of Ebrahim Raisi.<\/p>\n<p>Raisi was overseeing the Ministry of Intelligence\u2019s efforts to assassinate senior former U.S. diplomats, including Secretary Blinken\u2019s predecessor, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikepompeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mikepompeo<\/a>, and my former boss Brian Hook. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O43cEOyVCs\">pic.twitter.com\/O43cEOyVCs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriel Noronha (@GLNoronha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLNoronha\/status\/1792605187762217235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is crazy. What is going on? Did we send condolences to Germany when Hitler died?\u201d Bill Ackman wondered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is crazy. What is going on?<\/p>\n<p>Did we send condolences to Germany when Hitler died? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POG9jG3NHV\">https:\/\/t.co\/POG9jG3NHV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillAckman\/status\/1792680467290058982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe @StateDept also would like to express condolences to the family of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Karl Marx,\u201d Jim Miller added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept<\/a> also would like to express condolences to the family of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Karl Marx. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vrg4PFrvyM\">https:\/\/t.co\/vrg4PFrvyM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cap\u2019n Jim Miller\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@FunnyJim1965) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunnyJim1965\/status\/1792684536377274502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics also pointed out the fact that the United Nations Security Council had also held a \u201cmoment of silence\u201d in honor of the deceased president \u2014 whose country is the number-one sponsor of terrorism worldwide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The U.N. National Security Council held a Moment of Silence today for the Late President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi also known as the \u201cButcher of Tehran\u201d who Died yesterday in a Helicopter Crash in Northwestern Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ijAwOmimQf\">pic.twitter.com\/ijAwOmimQf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1792565180095721573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah offered a similar message, prompting a response from Derrick Van Orden: \u201cThis is absurd. NATO is offering condolences for the death of a terrorist.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is absurd.<\/p>\n<p>NATO is offering condolences for the death of a terrorist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iLSKlMwDPq\">https:\/\/t.co\/iLSKlMwDPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derrickvanorden\/status\/1792575018611728664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after a helicopter crash tragically took the life of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known as the Butcher of Tehran, the U.S. State Department, led by President Joe Biden, extended official condolences. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller issued the memo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2249067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2153163436.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2153163436.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}