Who is irans president

Even as the June 24 deadline of a temporary agreement with the International Atomic Energy Organization to keep monitoring activities in Iran in place approaches, negotiators have said the sixth round will not be the final round.

But there are hopes the agreement could be revived before Raisi assumes office. Meanwhile, the million-strong population of Iran is suffering from rampant inflation and high unemployment while the government is running a considerable budget deficit and faces difficulties in handling what has become the deadliest COVID pandemic of the Middle East.

Raisi has promised to tackle inflation, create at least one million jobs per year, build new housing and dedicate special loans to first-time homebuyers who get married, in addition to ushering in a new era of financial transparency and fighting corruption. Hamed Mousavi, a political science professor at Tehran University, said the narrative among conservatives has been that mismanagement by the Rouhani government led to the current situation.

One important point is who will he appoint for the nuclear negations. One choice is hardliner Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was one of seven approved candidates in the race and withdrew in favour of Raisi.

By Maziar Motamedi. Published On 19 Jun Raisi is referred to as a likely successor to the year-old Khamenei when he passes away. Before the revolution Raisi was born in Mashhad in northeastern Iran, a major city and a religious centre for Shia Muslims as it houses the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth imam. Zero women out of the 40 who registered as candidates were approved to run for the presidency.

From: Inside Story. More from News. The President thanked the government's economic team for its efforts in drafting the budget bill and said, "According to the Supreme Leader of the Revolution's emphasis on reforming the country's budget, the budget bill should be drafted on this basis, which is reforming the budget structure. Saying that the enemies have adopted a strategy of disappointing the people, the President said, "They are upset and angry that an atmosphere of hope has been created in the country and seek to create despair among the people by making unrealistic claims, so everyone must be vigilant of such attacks".

The President described the solution to the water shortage problem as proper management and reform of consumption and cultivation patterns and said, "It was decided to form a working group under the governor-general of Semnan to use the current water resources of the province in a way that addresses people's concerns".

Emphasising that problems can be overcome, Ayatollah Raisi said, "No bank has the right to close a factory for its claims. Iran has also blamed US sanctions for an acute shortage of medicines. Alongside the economic crisis, Iran is battling the coronavirus pandemic. It is the worst-hit country in the region and has recorded its highest number of cases for the past three days running. Iran has also been rocked by a wave of street protests in the south-west, triggered in part by severe water shortages.

Mr Raisi's election came amid a record low turnout, with many Iranians either boycotting the polls or not voting out of apathy or disillusionment. The year-old is close to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and has been touted as a possible successor. A former judiciary chief, Mr Raisi has been heavily criticised over his human rights record. Campaign groups have accused him of involvement in the executions of thousands of political prisoners in Mr Raisi was one of four judges who sat on secret tribunals that came to be known as the "Death Committee" which condemned the prisoners to death.

He has said the sentences were justified because then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or religious ruling. The US imposed sanctions on Mr Raisi in for alleged human rights abuses.