Hard-liner Raisi endorsed as Iran's new president by supreme leader

Ebrahim Raisi, former judiciary chief of Iran and a conservative hard-liner, was endorsed as the new president of the country by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday.Following his landslide victory in the presidential election in June, Raisi was officially confirmed at a ceremony in Tehran as the new president of Iran, which has had tense relations with the international community including the United States over issues such as nuclear development.In his speech at the ceremony, Raisi acknowledged the deterioration of the economy and said he has "major plans" to reform the countr…READ FULL ARTICLE