Iran's President Raisi names anti-Western hardliner as new foreign minister • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE24, 12 Aug 2021
Iran's President Ebrahim #Raisi presented his cabinet to parliament, nominating a #conservative as his top diplomat amid talks with world powers to salvage a nuclear deal. #Ultraconservative Raisi last week succeeded Hassan Rouhani, a moderate whose landmark achievement during his two-term presidency was the 2015 agreement that gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its #nuclear programme. France 24's International Affairs Editor, Philip Turle tells us more.
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