<b>In A Closer Look, </b><i><b>The National</b></i><b> provides an in-depth take on one of the main stories of the week</b> On Sunday, Iran's president was killed in a <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2024/05/20/iran-president-raisi-helicopter-crash/" target="_blank">helicopter crash</a> near the country's border with Azerbaijan. Seven other people on board, including <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/05/21/who-is-ali-bagheri-kani-irans-new-foreign-minister/" target="_blank">Foreign Minister</a> Hossein Amirabdollahian, also died. Here, host Sarah Forster speaks to three journalists from <i>The National</i>'s foreign desk about exactly what happened that day, how the world reacted and what's next for the political future of Iran. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/05/22/president-raisis-death-could-set-back-normalisation-of-relations-between-iran-and-egypt/" target="_blank"><b>President Raisi's death could set back normalisation of relations between Iran and Egypt</b></a> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/05/21/who-are-the-top-five-contenders-to-become-irans-new-president/" target="_blank"><b>Who are the top five contenders to become Iran's new president?</b></a>
