ABC News (Australia)

Iran's incoming president has fronted his first press conference since winning last week's election. As well as calling on the US to immediately lift sanctions against Iran, Ebrahim Raisi accused Washington and Europe of violating the terms of a 2015 nuclear deal. Esfandyar Batmanghelidj from the European Council on Foreign Relations tells The World while Raisi will pursue negotiations to renew a nuclear deal with the West, his unwillingness to meet US President Joe Biden could crush any chance of increased diplomacy.