00:00Iran has a new president. At the Supreme Leader's compound, an official ceremony was held.
00:09Masoud Pazishkian received his appointment decree signed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
00:16He then addressed the nation, highlighting his priorities.
00:21The vision of the Islamic Republic presents Iran as a developed country
00:26with leading economic, scientific and technological stature in the region.
00:31It is our unity and cohesion that can bring us to our envisioned position.
00:36The ceremony, a crucial component of the inauguration, underscores the Supreme Leader's role
00:42as head of state in confirming the president's election.
00:46Some European countries did not treat us well in the past few years.
00:53Iran can prioritize interaction with European states if they give up on such behavior.
00:58I also recommend that the government rely on domestic potential,
01:02but it doesn't mean not engaging with foreign opportunities.
01:06Senior officials, military commanders and foreign diplomats attended the ceremony.
01:11Late President Ibrahim Raisi was the prominent absentee.
01:15His death in a helicopter crash last May led to the early election.
01:21Interim President Mohammad Mughber was there for the handover.
01:25This was the first time in Iran that there has been a presidential handover between two non-clerics.
01:32The moment Pazishkian received his decree marks the first time in two decades
01:38that a reformist politician has become president.
01:42But this presents the president and the political camp with difficulties.
01:47How to fulfill their promises to their supporters while abiding by their commitment towards the establishment.
01:53The new president will face a parliament dominated by conservatives.
01:57His first battle will be to secure confirmation for his new cabinet.
02:03In his first decree, Pazishkian appointed reformist leader and former vice president Mohammad Reza Arif as his first deputy.
02:13But in Iran, it's the supreme leader who has the final say in the country's foreign and nuclear policies
02:19and the new president's choice for top cabinet positions.
02:24Ali Hachem, Al Jazeera, Tehran.
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