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Foreign Policy

President Pezeshkian addresses Iran Parliament, vows to defend rights, social justice, lawful freedoms

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In a compelling inaugural address, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian articulated a bold vision for Iran, aiming for the nation to achieve regional supremacy in economic, scientific, and technological domains. The President emphasized a development model tailored to Iran's cultural, geographical, and historical context, grounded in Islamic, national, and revolutionary values.
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Pres. Pezeshkian takes oath of office before Iran’s Parliament

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Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as the ninth Iranian president. The inauguration ceremony was held in Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, with the presence of more than a hundred world leaders from different countries as well as hundreds of Iranian officials.
Local

Pezeshkian names reformist politician Aref as first VP

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Iran's new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has appointed current MP and the veteran reformist politician Mohammad Reza Aref as Iran's first vice president.
Local

Iran Leader endorses new President Pezeshkian, slams Israel’s criminality

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Massoud Pezeshkian as the country's ninth president on Sunday and reiterated the Islamic Republic's general policies, including its steadfast support for Palestinians amid the Israeli massacre.
Local

Iran president pledges again would try to promote ‘fairness’, ‘justice’

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Iran’s newly elected president renewed his presidential campaign promise that he would seek to pursue a policy that would lead to enhanced ‘fairness’ and ‘justice’ during his term in office.
Local

Iranian cabinet-selecting council hands over partial proposed list to President Pezeshkian

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Iran’s former minister of foreign affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is at the helm of a council tasked with providing President Massoud Pezeshkian with a shortlist of cabinet members, said the proposed list contains no less than eight proposals for each post.
Local

Iran president-elect renews pledge he would promote ‘justice’

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Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian has once again reiterated his vow that he would make efforts to spread justice in Iran during his term in office.
Local

Official: Incoming Iranian cabinet nominees list being finalized 

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in charge of a council that picks cabinet members for President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration, said the list of the cabinet members will soon be announced.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Leader highlights support for Palestine, youth resistance

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, made significant remarks concerning the global support for Palestine and the resilience of Iranian youth.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Kharrazi urges support for active, respectful foreign relations during Pezeshkian’s tenure

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Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasized the collective responsibility to assist the incoming Iranian administration in establishing active, respectful, and constructive foreign relations.
Local

Iranian president-elect meets martyred commander Gen. Soleimani’s family

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Iran’s recently-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian met on Friday evening with the family of the top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani who was martyred in Iraq in 2020.
Local

People rally for Gaza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran 

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People in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran have held a rally in solidary with the people of Gaza. 
Local

Iran ex-FM Zarif: New cabinet should lead to national unity

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is at the helm of choosing the cabinet members of President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration, says the top goal of the new administration is to forge national unity in Iran.
Local

Iran president-elect appoints former FM Zarif as head of transitional council

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Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian, in his first appointment, has designated former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had a central role in his electoral victory, as the head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations for the transition period.
Local

Iran president-elect issues general plea for consultation on cabinet members 

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The office of Iran’s President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian has issued a general plea asking civil institutions, scientific associations, as well as political parties with different affiliations to submit their proposed candidates as members of the incoming administration.
Local

Iranian MP says Pezeshkian to be sworn in late July

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Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in as the 9th president of the Islamic Republic of Iran at a ceremony in the Parliament on July 30, a lawmaker has stated.
Foreign Policy

Iran ex-FM Zarif: New cabinet opening up space for young experts

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had a pivotal role in gathering momentum for the newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian in his electoral campaigns, says the new cabinet members will be picked from among young experts.
Local

Iran’s Guardian Council member dismisses letter on alleged ‘successor to Leader’

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A senior Iranian cleric and a member of the Guardian Council, that oversees elections and legislation, has dismissed an allegedly confidential letter attributed to him, claiming that the council is tasked with choosing a successor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei within months.
Local

Iran parliamen to support new administration, says speaker in meeting with president-elect

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's Parliament Speaker, met with Masoud Pezeshkian, the President-elect, this Sunday afternoon to congratulate him on his victory in the fourteenth presidential election.
Local

Iran Leader eulogizes late President Raisi’s administration of ‘endeavor, hope’

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei heaped praise on the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi as the government of hope and hard work.
Local

Iran’s ex-ministers Zarif, Azari Jahromi laud man for piggybacking 120-year-old father to vote

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and former minister of information and communications technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi had a phone conversation with a man who carried his 120-year-old father on his back to a polling station in southern Iran to vote for reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian.
Local

Iran’s acting president meets, congratulates President-elect Pezeshkian

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Iran’s caretaker President Mohammad Mokhber met recently- elected President Massoud Pezeshkian on Sunday and felicitated him on winning the snap presidential election.
Local

Iran presidential contenders meet after election

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Iran’s reformist President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian hosted his principlist rival Saeed Jalili in his office on Saturday evening, a day after they squared off in a presidential election runoff.
Parliament

Iran parliament to convene within two months for vote of confidence for ministers

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The Iranian parliament will hold meetings within two months to review the qualifications and vote of confidence for the proposed ministers of incoming President Massoud Pezeshkian, a member of the parliament’s Presiding Board said on Sunday.
Local

Ayatollah Khamenei meets Iran’s Pezeshkian, wishes him success

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian after his victory in Friday's runoff presidential election.
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