Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline legal official sanctioned by the U.S. government, was poised to win Iran's presidential election after his main rivals conceded defeat Saturday, according to state media.
Iranians were on Friday voting in a presidential election that a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seemed likely to win. Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline legal official sanctioned by the U.S. government, was poised to win Iran's presidential election after his main rivals conceded defeat Saturday, according to state media.
"The human rights sanctions are a problem but he also supports the nuclear deal, in part because the supreme leader endorses the deal. And just because the president in Iran is changing doesn't mean the foreign policy will, too."U.S.
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