o lift Iran's ailing economy. For those who voted for Mr. Rouhani, there was a feeling of tremendous relief that his challenger, the hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who criticized the nuclear deal with the United States and other Western powers, had lost. "Bye-bye, Raisi," the crowds chanted during the street ga

o lift Iran's ailing economy. For those who voted for Mr. Rouhani, there was a feeling of tremendous relief that his challenger, the hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who criticized the nuclear deal with the United States and other Western powers, had lost. "Bye-bye, Raisi," the crowds chanted during the street ga

ns, which reflect the preferences of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, virtually guarantee the election of a hard-line government," and Ebrahim Raisi, "a conservative cleric who heads Iran's judiciary, is widely viewed as the front-runner and the consensus choice of Iran's hard-line factions." Si

cation, 8.41M), writes that this is the week that the "optimistic" case for restoring the deal died, primarily due to the accession of new president Ebrahim Raisi. Swedish Case Involves 1988 Crackdown On Dissidents Allegedly Overseen By Iran's New President. Politico Europe (8/8, 15K) reports that a Swedish c

s, which reflect the preferences of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, virtually guarantee the election of a hard-line government," and Ebrahim Raisi, "a conservative cleric who heads Iran's judiciary, is widely viewed as the front-runner and the consensus choice of Iran's hard-line factions." Sim