DUBAI/CAIRO/ISTANBUL -- Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi appears determined to focus on preserving the country's Islamic regime, in a marked departure from incumbent President Hassan Rouhani's emphasis on reform and a more conciliatory stance toward the outside world.
The conservative hard-line leader, who currently heads the judiciary, will take the helm of the country amid simmering domestic and international problems, with discontent growing among citizens, especially young people eager for greater freedoms, and a chaotic outlook for negotiations between Iran and the international community to rebuild the 2015 nuclear agreement.
