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Masoud Pezeshkian formally endorsed as Iran's president by supreme leader

 Published: 11:40, 29 July 2024

Masoud Pezeshkian formally endorsed as Iran's president by supreme leader

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as the country's new president on Sunday, weeks after his victory in the presidential election. 

At a ceremony in Tehran, attended by top-ranking political and military leaders as well as foreign diplomats, the supreme leader handed over the signed decree to Pezeshkian.

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