Iran's supreme leader formally approves new president

Ali Khamenei has confirmed Masoud Pezeshkian, winner of a snap election earlier this month, as head of state

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has formally recognized President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic's head of state in a ceremony on Sunday.

Khamenei handed over a document to Pezeshkian known as the "decree of confirmation," validating the latter's right