The so-called ‘Butcher of Tehran’ has died. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were killed after their helicopter crashed in northern Iran on Sunday. He was 63. The hardliner was there during many major domestic and international events shaping Iran’s recent history. He helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later presided over a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests at home. Abroad, the cleric-turned-politician pushed a tough stance in nuclear talks with Western states as Iran enriched uranium near weapons-gr…