Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, along with the foreign minister and six others. Now, the government will have to carry out elections during a turbulent moment for Iran and the region. How will Raisi’s death play out?

In this episode: 
Resul Serdar Atas (@ResulSerdarAtas), Senior International Correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Maziar Motamedi (@MotamediMaziar), Al Jazeera Journalist

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The Take: What will happen to Julian Assange if he is extradited?

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by David Enders, Zaina Badr, Manahil Naveed, and Chloe K. Li, with Catherine Nouhan and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. 

Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, along with the foreign minister and six others. Now, the government will have to carry out elections during a turbulent moment for Iran and the region. How will Raisi’s death play out?
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Resul Serdar Atas (<a href="https://twitter.com/ResulSerdarAtas?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@ResulSerdarAtas</a>), Senior International Correspondent, Al Jazeera English</li>
<li aria-level="1">Maziar Motamedi (<a href="https://x.com/motamedimaziar">@MotamediMaziar</a>), Al Jazeera Journalist</li>
</ul>
For more:
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2024/2/23/the-take-what-will-happen-to-julian-assange-if-he-is-extradited">The Take: What will happen to Julian Assange if he is extradited?</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2024/5/2/the-take-are-israeli-officials-under-threat-of-icc-prosecution-2">The Take: Are Israeli officials under threat of ICC prosecution?</a>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders, Zaina Badr, Manahil Naveed, and Chloe K. Li, with Catherine Nouhan and our host, Malika Bilal. 
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. 
Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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