Iran after Raisi's death: the helicopter crash and Pezeshkian's election
Gone quiet · last story Jul 6, 2024
What this arc covers
The May 2024 helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, its foreign minister and others, his funeral, and the snap election that followed, in which the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian beat a hard-liner in a runoff.
Earliest story we hold May 19, 2024 · 6 stories · 121 independent sources (counted once each) · 48 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Jul 6– 72024Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West73 articles · 43 independent sources8 left, 16 center, 6 right
Jun 27– 292024Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election31 articles · 21 independent sources5 left, 8 center, 2 right
May 302024Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash16 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
May 13May 20Jun 3Jun 10Jun 24Jul 1
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 86 |
| May 20, 2024 | 18 | 41 | 20 | 252 |
| May 27, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 63 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
23% left · 56% center · 21% right of 121 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.
Every storyoldest first
May 2024
May 19– 24Iran: Army sees no foul play in Raisi helicopter crash – DW73 articles · 31 independent sources5 left, 14 center, 6 right- May 19– 20Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash264 articles · 94 independent sources19 left, 46 center, 19 right
- May 20– 23Iran's Raisi to be laid to rest in home town68 articles · 33 independent sources6 left, 7 center, 8 right
- May 30Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash16 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
June 2024
Jun 27– 29Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election31 articles · 21 independent sources5 left, 8 center, 2 rightJuly 2024
Jul 6– 7Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West73 articles · 43 independent sources8 left, 16 center, 6 right