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Change of government in Tehran: Raisi will be sworn in today as the new president of Iran
Raisi, who headed the justice system and is considered a possible successor to Khamenei, will face a long list of challenges.
Along with the nuclear talks and tensions with Israel, it is receiving an economy in a humane state and growing public anger
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Guy Elster
Thursday, 05 August 2021, 08:09 Updated: 15:31
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Live broadcast from the parliament in Iran
The new President of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, will be officially sworn in today (Thursday), in a change of government that heralds the establishment of a conservative camp hold in all Islamic Republic institutions.
He replaces Hassan Rouhani, who belonged to the more moderate camp and during whose tenure the nuclear agreement was signed with the powers.
Raisi, who headed the justice system, is considered a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose last word in determining the regime's policy.
He will face a long list of challenges.
In addition to the regional tensions in the Gulf and with Israel, and the indirect negotiations in Vienna with the United States on a return to the nuclear agreement, the new Iranian president is taking over an economy in a humane state and growing public anger.
In recent months, several protests have broken out in various centers in Iran, including the shortage of water and electricity and the demand for better wages.
Some of them, such as those in the province of Hozsat in the southwest of the country, escalated into violence and ended in several dead protesters.
Raisi receives the letter of appointment from Khamenei, this week (Photo: Reuters)
The new Iranian president is subject to US sanctions for his part in the mass executions of dissidents in the late 1980s.
His critics call him "the butcher" and "the executioner," and human rights experts demand that he be investigated for possible crimes against humanity.
Several dozen foreign representatives will attend the ceremony of Raisi, including representatives from Saudi Arabia, which severed ties with Iran a few years ago but recently held talks with it on normalizing ties.
A representative from the European Union is also expected to be present, and Israel has sharply criticized this.
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