The following article, Accident or Revenge? Raisi- the “Butcher of Tehran” Dead at 63, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, dubbed the “Butcher of Tehran,” is dead. A helicopter carrying Raisi and 7 others crash landed in the mountains of northwest Iran after what Iranian officials described as a “technical failure.” Israel denied any involvement. Raisi carried the nickname “Butcher of Tehran” after he oversaw a murderous rampage in 1988 that … Continue reading Accident or Revenge? Raisi- the “Butcher of Tehran” Dead at 63 ...