Masoud Pezeshkian was formally endorsed by Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ali Khamenei on 28 July, followed by a public ceremony two days later. However, any chance of being able to ease into the new job ended abruptly with Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in the early hours of 31 July. The region is still awaiting Iran’s response.
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