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Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Masoud Pezeshkian presidential powers

July 28, 2024 admin

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, left, sits next to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his official endorsement to reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic’s ninth president on July 28, following elections earlier this month. In a message read by the director of Mr….

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Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President

July 17, 2024 admin

Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President When Iran held the first round of its Presidential elections, on June 28, Masoud Pezeshkian was a relatively obscure figure to the outside world. His main rival, Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator, was a known conservative. However, Pezeshkian, a reformist, emerged as the highest vote-getter…

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Iran’s new President vows balance with all countries but warns U.S. his country won’t be pressured

July 13, 2024 admin

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian greets his supporters in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2024. Iran’s newly elected President said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the…

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Iran President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian Reiterates Support For Hezbollah

July 8, 2024 admin

Iran President elect said he was confident the “resistance movement” would stop Israel’s “warmongering”. Tehran: Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday reaffirmed the Islamic republic’s support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and condemned Israel’s actions against Palestinians. The statement, issued to Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah on the IRNA official news agency, was one of the first…

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Iran’s President-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month

July 8, 2024 admin

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic Republic’s ninth President, state…

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The View from India newsletter: A season of polls

July 8, 2024 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) For many across the world, the poll outcomes of the United Kingdom, Iran, and France herald some relief and hope, as they broadly reflect a setback for conservative…

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Saudi congratulates Iran’s new reformist President

July 6, 2024 admin

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is seen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia, which restored ties with Tehran last year following a years-long rift, on Saturday congratulated Iran’s new president-elect, the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. King Salman, in a message to Pezeshkian, expressed hope for the “continued development of relations which…

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As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him

July 6, 2024 admin

This undated handout image, released by the office of the Iranian President on July 6, 2024, shows the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian who became the ninth president of Iran with 16,384,403 votes. | Photo Credit: Office of the Iranian President via Getty Images Iranians have picked reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic’s next President in…

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PM Modi Congratulates New Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian

July 6, 2024 admin

It was also under India’s presidency that Iran joined the SCO (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian for his election as Iran’s new President. “Looking forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our warm and long-standing bilateral relationship for the benefit of our people and the region,”…

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