Iran's Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers

The new president is due to be sworn in before parliament on Tuesday

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Published: Sun 28 Jul 2024, 11:25 AM

Last updated: Sun 28 Jul 2024, 11:27 AM

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic's ninth president, following elections earlier this month.

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In a message read by the director of Khamenei's office, he said: "I endorse the vote (for) the wise, honest, popular and scholarly Mr Pezeshkian, and I am appointing him as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran." The new president is due to be sworn in before parliament on Tuesday.

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Published: Sun 28 Jul 2024, 11:25 AM

Last updated: Sun 28 Jul 2024, 11:27 AM

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