EXPERT INTERVIEW: Pezeshkian Celebrates a Win in Iran but What Can He Really Do?

Iran’s newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian (c) visits the shrine of the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the south of Tehran on July 6, 2024. Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE EXPERT INTERVIEW — Iran’s incoming president Masoud Pezeshkian is promising to be a leader for “all Iranians” after a weekend election victory that followed the death of former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May.

The former lawmaker and reformist may find it difficult to deliver on his promises, however, given internal pressures between hardliners and a population often willing to take to the streets demanding change.

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