{"id":2153,"date":"2021-06-24T05:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T04:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2021-06-24T05:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T04:05:27","slug":"irans-next-president-ebrahim-raisi-and-the-iran-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2153","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s next President: Ebrahim Raisi and the Iran nuclear deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published by House of Commons Library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 18 June 2021, Iran elected Ebrahim Raisi as its next President. A conservative hardliner, with vastly different views to outgoing reformist President, Hassan Rouhani, his election has potentially far-reaching implications for change in Iran\u2019s domestic and foreign policies. He will take office in early August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Insight looks at the election result and examines what effect Ebrahim Raisi could have on the Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Ebrahim Raisi?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ebrahim Raisi is currently the Chief Justice of Iran, an ultra-conservative hardliner and staunch ally, and potential successor<\/a>, of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamanei.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raisi has risen the ranks of Iran\u2019s judicial system, notably serving as Deputy Prosecutor General of Tehran (1985-1994), as Deputy Chief Justice (2004-2014) and Prosecutor General (2014-2016). He ran against Rouhani in the 2017 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights groups have criticised Raisi for the judiciary\u2019s role in the repression of Iranian society. Specifically, he is accused of presiding over the execution of thousands of political prisoners<\/a> in 1988. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, the US placed him under sanctions<\/a> as a senior state official responsible for \u201cadvancing the regime\u2019s domestic and foreign oppression\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favoured candidate in the presidential election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raisi\u2019s election was widely considered a foregone conclusion after 585 moderate\/reformist candidates<\/a>, including Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, and popular conservative hardliners such as former President Mamhoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Larijani, the former speaker of Parliament, were barred from running by Iran\u2019s Guardian Council<\/a>. Three of the remaining seven candidates also stepped aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poll results\u00a0(per cent)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n