The many challenges facing Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi
Al Jazeera, 05 Aug 2021
Iran's Ebrahim Raisi will officially be sworn in as the country’s eighth president on Thursday.
He comes into office facing multiple challenges, including tension in the Gulf and a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
The 60-year-old hardline Raisi replaces moderate Hassan Rouhani, who championed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that took a big hit after the United States unilaterally abandoned it in 2018 and went on to impose harsh sanctions.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports.
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He comes into office facing multiple challenges, including tension in the Gulf and a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
The 60-year-old hardline Raisi replaces moderate Hassan Rouhani, who championed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that took a big hit after the United States unilaterally abandoned it in 2018 and went on to impose harsh sanctions.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports.
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