Xinhua world news summary at 1500 GMT, Aug. 5
TEHRAN -- Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday as the new president of Iran in the parliament.
"I swear ... to be the guardian of the official religion and the Islamic Republic establishment and the constitution of the country, and to use all my capacity and competencies to fulfill the responsibilities I have undertaken," Raisi took the oath during his swearing-in ceremony. (Iran-Raisi-Inauguration)
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