Iran's new president Ibrahim Raeisi will be sworn in today.
- Ibrahim Raisi took over from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
- Iran is facing a deep economic crisis after Trump scrapped a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
- Iran is currently battling one of the deadliest epidemics in the Middle East.
New Iranian President Ibrahim Raeisi will be sworn in today (Thursday) with the growing health crisis, difficult negotiations over the country's nuclear program, and other issues awaiting his attention.
The former chief justice formally launched his four-year mandate on Tuesday when he was inaugurated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Raeesi took over from Hassan Rouhani, whose historic two-term presidency was the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
In the June 18 election, Reese, who won a record number of absences after barring several heavyweights from standing, will be sworn in before Parliament at 5:00 pm (1230 GMT).
Roads around the parliament will be restricted and flights to Tehran and the neighboring provinces of Alborz and Qazvin will be suspended for two and a half hours, state TV said.
Iran is facing a deep economic and social crisis following former President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw the United States from the nuclear deal and impose crushing sanctions.
In response, Tehran backtracked on most of its key commitments in the agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
"We understand that the economic position of the people is offensive because of the hostility of our enemies and the shortcomings and problems within the country," Reese said Tuesday.
He added that his new government would try to lift "coercive" sanctions, but would not "set the nation's standard of living according to the will of foreigners".
The 60-year-old received a warning from Iran last week about a deadly tanker attack by the United States, Britain, and Israel, for which Tehran denies responsibility.
Iran is also battling the deadly epidemic of the Middle East epidemic, which has more than 400,000 cases and 92,000 deaths.
Nuclear talks.
Iranian media say Raeesi is expected to present his proposed cabinet line before the two-week deadline.
Several foreign officials arrived in Tehran on Thursday to attend the ceremony, including the presidents of Iraq and Afghanistan and the speakers of the parliaments of Russia, South Africa, and Syria, state media reported.
Enrique Moura, an EU diplomat and nuclear negotiator who met with outgoing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Wednesday, was among the bloc's representatives who arrived in the Iranian capital.
Six rounds of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers took place in Vienna between April and June to restore the agreement. The last round ended on June 20, with no date set for anyone else.
Raisi's presidency is due to the consolidation of power in the hands of conservatives following his victory in the 2020 parliamentary elections, due to the incompetence of thousands of reformist or moderate candidates.
The presidency said the new president took office on Wednesday, chaired a meeting of the Corona Virus Task Force, and also met with ministers of the spiritual administration.
'Multiple challenges'
Several Iranian newspapers noted after his inauguration that the new president would end up working for him on several fronts.
US sanctions have stifled Iran and its key oil exports, and the economy has shrunk by more than 6% in both 2018 and 2019.
Reese will face "numerous challenges due to a large number of problems", including "unprecedented inflation", stagnant house prices, a recession in the private sector, and "corruption," an editorial in the Kayhan newspaper said on Wednesday. "
Jawan called on the new government to "implement specific plans for immediate resolution" of the issues.
He referred to "water and electricity, basic products and vaccinations" that need to be addressed in the short term.
Blackouts began last month in Tehran and other major cities, with officials blaming the effects of the drought on increased demand for hydropower generation.
Protesters took to the streets of Khuzestan Province in the southwest over water shortages.
Share hopes that political games in the new government will pave the way for healthy intellectual rivalries and different voices.
He added that this would only be possible with the freedom of the press and media and the promotion of strong tolerance on the part of government members.
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