Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday called on Tokyo to release the Islamic republic's funds that have been frozen in Japan because of US sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Iran's Raisi calls on Japan to release frozen funds

Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that "defeat" of US in Afghanistan was a chance for peace in the war-wrecked country "The military defeat and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan should offer an opportunity to restore life, security and lasting peace in that country," Raisi said, quoted by his office.

US 'defeat' in Afghanistan is a chance for lasting peace: Iran

The Cabinet list included no women, few surprises and several officials from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Iran's President Raisi presents new ministers to Parliament

A former judiciary chief, Mr Raisi has been heavily criticised over his human rights record. Campaign groups have accused him of involvement in the executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.

Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi takes oath as Iran's new President

At his meeting with Jaishankar, Raisi stressed the importance of close cooperation and coordination between India and Iran in developing regional peace and stability

Iran President Raisi backs India’s role in establishing security in Afghanistan

Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in today as Iran's eighth president. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Tehran to meet Raisi - for the second time in less than a month. Why is India proactively engaging with Iran?

Gravitas: With Raisi in power, India reaches out to Iran

New Iran President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has told India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that his country "will take new steps in the development of Tehran-New Delhi ties".

Will take new steps towards the development of ties, the new Iran President tells India's foreign minister S Jaishankar

Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament on Thursday, with the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers facing growing crises at home and abroad.

Iran's hardline new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks

In Pics | Here is all you need to know about the new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Mr. Raisi won a presidential election in June in which more than half the electorate stayed away after many heavyweights were barred from standing.

Who is Iran's ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi?

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.

Iran's Raisi set to focus on economy and nuclear deal

Iran is not prepared to resume negotiations on coming back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal until Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's administration has begun, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday.

Iran not ready for nuclear talks until President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes over

A leading Iranian exiled opposition group on Saturday lashed out at incoming Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi calling him a "henchman" of the regime and whose election showed the regime's weakness.

Iran: Exiled opposition group says Raisi victory showed regime weakness

Tensions are escalating between the United States and Iran yet again. US hacked Iranian news websites as nuclear talks are set to resume between the two countries. On The West Asia Post tonight, Ghadi Francis talks about what a new presidency could mean for US-Iran relations. Also on the show, a look at what it is like being queer in West Asia. For more such stories, keep watching the West Asia post with Ghadi Francis every Friday at 8:30 PM IST, only on WION.

The West Asia Post: What will Ebrahim Raisi mean for US?

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday ruled out meeting US President Joe Biden over revival of 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He was speaking at his first press conference after getting elected as President of Iran.

Iran President-elect Raisi says 'no' to meeting Joe Biden

On Saturday, it was clear that hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi would be the new President of Iran. His victory was widely anticipated. Raisi bagged almost 62 per cent of votes in Iran's presidential elections as per the official figures.

Iran elects new president, mixed reactions across world

On Sunday, negotiators from Iran and the P5+1 countries adjourned their talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal; Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and returned to their respective country capitals for consultations, as according to the Iran delegation chief, remaining differences cannot be overcome so easily.

Nuclear talks adjourned for consultations in respective capitals, resumption dates unclear

What to expect from Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi? Appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the high-profile job of judiciary chief in 2019, Raisi was placed under US sanctions a few months later over human rights violations.

Iran: What to expect from Ebrahim Raisi's regime?

Israel on Sunday condemned election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as Iran president. Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett mentioned Iran as "A regime of brutal hangmen".

Israel PM Bennett weighs against nuclear talks with Iran's 'hangmen regime'

The electoral turnout in Iran's history political hardliner Ebrahim Raisi has won the race to Iranian Presidency but the US State Department has questioned the fairness of Iranian elections.

Ebrahim Raisi hailed as Iran's new president

Israel on Saturday condemned Iran's newly-elected president Ebrahim Raisi, saying he was its most extreme president yet and committed to quickly advancing Tehran's nuclear programme.

Israel says Iran's Raisi extreme, committed to nuclear programme

Iranians are voting to choose their next President. But all the odds are stacked in the favour of one man. Will hardliner Ebrahim Raisi become the next president of Iran? This week, on The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis takes a look at Iran's presidential elections.

The West Asia Post: Who will be Iran's next President?

The majority of voters in Iran shunned presidential elections won by hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, exiled opposition groups said on Saturday, hailing the "boycott" as a blow to the country's theocratic system.

Exiled opposition hails 'boycott' of Iran vote

Ebrahim Raisi (60), an ultraconservative cleric was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election in Iran. He will be the next president of the country. His victory was widely anticipated after many political heavyweights were barred from running.

Iran Election 2021: Ebrahim Raisi becomes the president of Iran

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