Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, winner of Iran’s election, linked to human rights abuses
Raisi, who is under US sanctions, will strengthen Khamenei’s hand in Iran and critics fear his win could harm nuclear talks and usher in more repression
20 June 2021 - 21:47
Dubai — Ebrahim Raisi's record of fierce loyalty to Iran's ruling clerics helps explain why he won Friday’s presidential election as expected, a contest the authorities limited almost exclusively to hardline candidates.
The win for Raisi, 60, an implacable critic of the West whose political patron is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, burnishes his chances of one day succeeding Khamenei at the pinnacle of power, analysts say...
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