Mohammad Mokhber, as Iran’s first vice president since 2021, will get interim presidential powers after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash in Iran.

Austin Scott Miller, the last four-star U.S. commander based in Kabul, met privately with House lawmakers scrutinizing the Biden administration’s Afghanistan exit.

The hard-line protégé of Iran’s supreme leader died in a helicopter crash along with other officials.

Tapas Ray defected from his centrist, secular party for the right-wing, Hindu nationalist BJP, and his “vote bank” of backers has stuck with him.

In a speech at Morehouse College, President Biden said he’s pushing for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Anti-war protests have roiled campuses across the U.S.

First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will serve as acting president. The helicopter crashed in thick fog in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.