Daily Mail: 'Butcher of Tehran' is inaugurated as president of Iran and vows to tackle 'oppressive' US
* Hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi replaces moderate president Hassan Rouhani
* Raisi, 60, is known as the 'Butcher of Tehran' for deadly political purge in 1988
* His first priority is to revive Iran's sanction and pandemic-battered economy
* But he immediately vowed he would not kowtow to the West for relief
Hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as the new president of Iran on Tuesday.
Known as the 'Butcher of Tehran' over accusations he had pregnant women tortured and prisoners thrown off cliffs, Raisi immediately vowed to tackle 'oppressive' US sanctions.
He replaces moderate president Hassan Rouhani who secured the landmark 2015 nuclear pact with the US, Britain and other major powers to limit uranium enrichment - used for making atomic bombs.
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Update #1: Incoming president says Iran will seek end to 'tyrannical' US sanctions (Reuters)
Update #2: Iran’s new president vows to lift ‘tyrannical’ US sanctions during inauguration speech (RT)
WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. Nothing good is going to come from this Iranian President.
