Iran President Raisi's death injects new uncertainty into Middle East

Supreme leader loses heir-apparent, setting off succession race

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was considered a leading candidate to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the country's supreme leader. © Reuters

TAKESHI KUMON, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has brought a cloud of uncertainty to the country's future leadership, adding a new wrinkle to tensions in the Middle East, already rocked by the war in Gaza.

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