Saturday Extra - Separate Stories Podcast

Last week Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as Iran’s new president. Despite his past criticisms, the conservative hardliner has signalled that he will continue negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s 2015 Nuclear Deal with the United States (the ‘JCPOA’). But domestic challenges, regional tensions and his own political background are likely to have a bearing on where Iran heads under President Raisi.