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Aug 5, 2021 · 5 August 2021. EPA. Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric close to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was elected Iran's president in June 2021. The 60-year-old, who takes office on 5 August...
2 days ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday to inaugurate a hydropower and irrigation project that was long delayed due to international sanctions on his government and other issues. Raisi is the first Iranian leader to visit Sri Lanka since former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad visited the ...
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Aug 5, 2021 · Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, has been sworn into office, following his election victory in June. Mr Raisi, a hardline cleric, succeeds Hassan Rouhani, seen in the West as a relative...
3 days ago · COLOMBO, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a brief state visit aimed at strengthening ties, during which he will also open a $514-million ...
Jun 19, 2021 · Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi has won Iran's presidential election in a race that was widely seen as being designed to favour him. He thanked Iranians for their support, after securing 62% of the...
Sep 15, 2021 · When Ebrahim Raisi, an unremarkable 60-year-old cleric, was anointed Iran’s President in an engineered June 2021 election, the decisive vote was cast not by Iran’s population but its...
Jun 19, 2021 · TEHRAN — After many Iranians skipped voting in Friday’s presidential election, seeing it as rigged in favor of an ultraconservative contender, that candidate — the hard-line judiciary chief,...
