Raisi pledges to save Iran from sanctions, restore public trust
The new Iranian president said he will push to get harsh sanctions lifted without hinging Iran's battered economy on the West.
As he was officially endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran Aug. 3, Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi pledged to get the country's sanctions-stricken economy back on track and restore waning public trust.
Under Iran's constitution, elected presidents begin their tenure only after being officially mandated by the supreme leader. Raisi, an ultraconservative former judiciary chief, was elected following a contentious race back in June, after the ruling hard-liners removed potential centrist challengers from his path to victory.
