Iran’s hardline new president to be inaugurated amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente

Ebrahim Raisi was set to be inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad.Ebrahim Raisi was set to be inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the start of a new harder-line era that could herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad.