President Raisi, who is accused of ordering the mass execution of political prisoners in the 1980s, gives his inaugural speechIsrael warned yesterday that Iran could produce a nuclear warhead within ten weeks as Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judge known as the “butcher of Tehran”, was sworn in as president. Raisi, 60, took the oath of office in front of MPs, regional leaders and foreign dignitaries, as well as senior figures from militant groups including Hamas and Hezbollah. SponsoredIn his first speech as president he said the “power of the Islamic Republic in the region brings about security” but that force would be used only against “threats made by dominating powers and tyrants”. He insisted that Iran was not attempting to create “forbidden” nuclear weapons, despite suggestions by Israel that it was “about ten weeks away” from acquiring the materials for a warhead. Benny Gantz,

Source: The Times August 05, 2021 15:44 UTC