TEHRAN — Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looked forward to improved relations with European nations, even though he accused them of reneging on commitments to mitigate the impact of United States sanctions.
TEHRAN — Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looked forward to improved relations with Europe an nations, even though he accused them of reneging on commitments to mitigate the impact of United States sanctions.Pezeshkian won a runoff election against ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili last week.
In the runoff, Pezeshkian secured about 54 percent of the vote against Jalili's roughly 44 percent, with a turnout of just under half of Iran's 61 million electorate.Pezeshkian is a heart surgeon whose only previous government experience was as health minister about two decades ago.He is considered a 'reformist' in Iran, and was the only candidate from that camp allowed to stand in the election, for which all contenders were approved by Iran's Guardian Council.
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