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          Masoud Pezeshkian

          Masoud Pezeshkian is the president-election of Iran. He won the Iranian presidential election with 16.3 million votes, beating the hardliner Saeed Jalili by nearly three million votes. He replaces Ebrahim Raisi who died in May 2024

          Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses members of the press before an emergency Un Security Council meeting last month. EPA

          To avoid war with Israel, Iran needs the 'Great Satan' on its side

          CommentOctober 17, 2024
          Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, visits the shrine of Imam Ali in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on September 12. It was his first foreign trip as Iran's president. AP

          Pezeshkian's Iraq visit was rich in symbolism, but what did it amount to?

          CommentSeptember 19, 2024
          In Parliament on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appealed to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's authority. AFP

          Pezeshkian's cabinet picks don't match his call for change in Iran

          CommentAugust 22, 2024
          Mohammad Javad Zarif was in charge of forming the committees to choose the new ministers under President Masoud Pezeshkian. AP

          Iran's strategic affairs deputy resigns over cabinet choices

          MENAAugust 12, 2024
          Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, centre, next to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, leads prayers for Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and his bodyguard at a funeral procession in Tehran on August 1. AFP

          Ismail Haniyeh's killing: can Iran fill its intelligence gaps?

          CommentAugust 07, 2024
          Houthi supporters hold placards with pictures of late Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah senior commander Fouad Shukr during a protest, in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 2. EPA

          In the Iran-Israel calculus, strategic patience could pay off

          CommentAugust 04, 2024
          Both Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Joe Biden pushed through their grief and went on to climb to the highest elected posts in the land. AP; Reuters

          Biden and Pezeshkian are uniquely qualified to revive US-Iran ties

          CommentJuly 26, 2024
          Masoud Pezeshkian will bank on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's support to get his cabinet picks approved by Iran's Parliament. AFP

          Pezeshkian's push for a diverse cabinet has exposed divisions in Iran

          CommentJuly 25, 2024
          Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian's gestures should be viewed optimistically and should prompt careful observations of the signals coming out of Iran. AP

          Iran’s President-elect must show that he can act with authority

          CommentJuly 23, 2024
          Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian during a visit to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on July 6, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images

          Iran's President-elect Pezeshkian rejects US pressure

          MENAJuly 13, 2024
          Azar Mansouri is among the most prominent leaders in Iran's reformist movement. Mehr News Agency

          In Iran, a woman has emerged as a kingmaker

          CommentJuly 11, 2024
          An Iranian waves the flags of Iran as the Iranian president-elect visits the shrine of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran. Getty Images

          How likely is a change in Iran's economy under new presidency?

          EconomyJuly 08, 2024
          Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian greets his supporters in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. AP

          New Iranian president to be sworn in next month

          MENAJuly 07, 2024
          Masoud Pezeshkian's policies as Iran's president will largely be determined by the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Getty Images

          Pezeshkian presidency 'unlikely to impact Iran's regional policies'

          MENAJuly 06, 2024
          Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's next president, has a popular mandate to revive the nuclear negotiations with the US. AFP

          Iran's foreign policy under Pezeshkian is full of promises but also perils

          CommentJuly 06, 2024
          Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to ease Iran's strict morality laws and end the country's international isolation over its nuclear programme. Getty Images

          Iran election win moves Masoud Pezeshkian from fringes to centre stage

          MENAJuly 06, 2024