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The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has seen little response from the US, likely a sign of the two countries’ tense and delicate relationship. Following the fatal helicopter crash of Raisi and seven others, including the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, there have been only a handful of comments from US public officials. Several right-wing members of Congress wrote on social media celebratory send-offs to the Iranian leader, with Representative Mike Waltz posting on X, formerly Twitter, “Good riddance. Raisi was a murderous human rights abuser before and dur…

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