Ebrahim Raisi
The short bill targets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President-elect Ebrahim Raisi.
“The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran can enrich uranium by 20 percent and 60 percent, and if one day our reactors need it, it can produce 90 percent,” said outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
The U.S. State Department confirmed the report, saying that the Iranians had “requested more time to deal with their presidential transition.”
The nuclear issue, coupled with the incoming hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, tops the region’s concerns. The most pressing questing for Israel is what steps to take next.
Ebrahim Raisi also said he wouldn’t meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, and that “the U.S. is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran.”
The Bushehr plant will reportedly be out of operation for days, potentially leading to power outages.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calls him “the hangman from Tehran,” and says his election is a wake-up call for the world.
