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Iran's new president: Hardliner Raisi sets out vision ahead of inauguration

Iran's ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the new president of the Islamic republic, a country mired in deep economic crisis and hit by crippling US sanctions. He replaces moderate president Hassan Rouhani, whose landmark achievement was the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.

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