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August 4, 2021

Ebrahim Raisi Becomes New Iranian President, Vows to Fight U.S. Sanctions
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Ebrahim Raisi has officially become Iran's new president. Raisi is a
conservative cleric and protégé of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
On Tuesday, he vowed to fight U.S. sanctions.

President Ebrahim Raisi: "We will definitely pursue the lifting of
tyrannical sanctions, but we will definitely not allow people's
financial ability and the economy to be impacted by it. We will not link
the sanctions to outsiders' wishes."



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