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Israel has said the international community should have grave concerns about the election of Iran’s new president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi.
A spokesman for Israel’s foreign ministry, Lior Haiat, said Mr Raisi is Iran’s most extremist president yet.
Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election on Saturday, in a race that was widely seen as being designed to favour him.
Mr Raisi, who will be inaugurated in August, is Iran’s top judge and holds ultra-conservative views. He is under US sanctions and has been linked to past executions of political prisoners.
In a statement following his victory, he promised to strengthen public trust in the government, and be a leader for the entire nation.
“I will form a hard-working, revolutionary and anti-corruption government,” state media quoted him as saying.
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SOURCE: BBC News