Tehran: Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist politician and heart surgeon, is set to take office as Iran’s president today.
He begins his tenure when Iran hopes for greater freedom of choices for women domestically and while Israel-Hamas war threatens regional peace
Pakistan’s deputy PM to attend Iranian president-elect’s oath ceremony today
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will attend the oath taking ceremony of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran today, Tuesday, the foreign office confirmed, saying that the visit attests to the two countries’ commitment to forge stronger bilateral ties.
Pezeshkian will take oath of office after Iran’s supreme leader formally endorsed him as the country’s president on Sunday. Pezeshkian won a runoff election on July 5 against his ultraconservative opponent Saeed Jalili to replace president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
“Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the inauguration/oath ceremony of the President-elect of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to be held on 30 July 2024 in Tehran,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement.
Pezeshkian, a relative moderate, will assume office amid soaring tensions and fears of a wider conflict breaking out in the Middle East with Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah threatening to attack each other.
Iran on Sunday warned Israel against attacking Lebanon as Israeli authorities blame Hezbollah for a rocket attack on Saturday that hit a football ground in Israel-occupied Golan Heights. Twelve people were reportedly killed in the attack, with Israel vowing to inflict a heavy response against Hezbollah.
