Iran ultraconservative Raisi inaugurated as president

Name: Iran ultraconservative Raisi inaugurated as president
Uploaded: 2021-08-03T12:56:33+00:00
Duration: 3 min 5 s

Issued on: 03/08/2021 - 14:56

Video by: FRANCE 24 Follow

Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi was Tuesday inaugurated as president of Iran, a country whose hopes of shaking off a dire economic crisis hinges on reviving a nuclear deal with world powers. "Following the people's choice, I task the wise, indefatigable, experienced and popular Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote in a decree read out by his chief of staff. Author Ramin Parham talks to FRANCE 24.