BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28. Masoud Pezeshkian
has been officially confirmed as the new President of Iran by the
country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trend reports.

The confirmation ceremony commenced with a speech by Iranian
Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, who provided an overview of the
early presidential election. Vahidi expressed his gratitude to the
Iranian people and the department’s employees for their efforts in
successfully organizing the electoral process.

Following this, Ayatollah Khamenei announced the decree
officially designating Pezeshkian as the ninth president of the
Islamic Republic of Iran.

Pezeshkian is set to take the oath of office on July 30 in the
Majlis, Iran’s parliament.