DUBAI – Iran’s incoming president Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday he will take steps to lift “tyrannical” sanctions imposed by the United States, after winning the formal endorsement of the country’s supreme leader to take office on Thursday.
Raisi, who is under personal US sanctions over allegations of human rights abuses in his past as a judge, promised to improve the living conditions of Iranians, which have worsened since 2018 when Washington reimposed sanctions on Iran after abandoning a nuclear deal, according to Reuters.
“We will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America,” Raisi, elected in June to replace pragmatist Hassan Rouhani in a vote in which other high profile candidates were barred from standing, said in a televised speech.
Raisi will be sworn in on Thursday and then have one week to present his cabinet to parliament for a vote of confidence.
Iran and six powers have been in talks since April to revive the nuclear pact. Iranian and Western officials have said significant gaps remain. A sixth round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington in Vienna adjourned on June 20, and the parties have yet to announce when they will resume.
Discussion about this post