Tehran (Web Desk): Masoud Pezeshkian took oath as President of Iran on Tuesday.
According to state broadcaster, more than 70 foreign delegates, including senior officials and secretary generals of regional and international bodies, attended Iran's President Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar also attended the ceremony.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president on Sunday who won the July 5 runoff.
He emerged victorious in the second round of the presidential election on July 5 defeating former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, garnering 53.7% of the vote, while Jalili received 44.3%, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry.
The snap election was called shortly after President Ebrahim Raeisi lost his life in a tragic helicopter crash in May.