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Iran: The Riddle of Raisi
Iran has a new president, consolidating the hardliners’ control over the centres of power.
What will he do about the country’s numerous crises?
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One answer is clear: the 2015 nuclear deal’s fate remains the most pressing issue for Tehran and its foreign interlocutors.
What’s new?
Ebrahim Raisi has assumed Iran’s presidency after an election marked by mass disqualification of potential rivals and historically low voter turnout. Conservatives and hardliners now control all the Islamic Republic’s power centres.
Why does it matter?
Raisi takes office at a moment of growing, intersecting crises for Iran, with the supreme leader’s succession…