Iran adopts harder line with election of new president

Raisi seeks to preserve Islamic regime in face of popular grumbles

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Iran's hard-line president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, has said Tehran will not reenter the 2015 nuclear agreement unless the U.S. lifts all sanctions against the country. (Source photos by Getty Images) 

HIDEMITSU KIBE, TAKESHI KUMON and MOMOKO KIDERA, Nikkei staff writers

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.

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