The president and foreign minister died after their helicopter crashed in north-western Iran on Sunday.

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal - and 3,000 have since died.

Raisi's death will test a system where hardliners dominate all branches of power, Lyse Doucet writes.

Thousands were given contaminated blood products in what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, according to state media.

The cleric, who became president in 2021, cracked down on dissent and took a tough stance with the West.