Iran’s New President: What Should We Expect?
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
24 June 20212 Minute Watch
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Senior Research Fellow at RUSI, assesses the implications of Ebrahim Raisi’s election for international security and the Iran nuclear deal.
A senior cleric in the Iranian judicial system, Ebrahim Raisi has won the Iranian presidential elections with 62 per cent of the votes cast. While he has expressed support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the 2015 nuclear deal), Iran’s president-elect has been described as a conservative and hard-line figure, heralding a tough negotiating position in the months ahead.
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi looks at Ebhrahim Raisi’s expressed policy intentions and the challenge his mandate poses to the region and the world.
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