Iran’s newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi has declined the opportunity to meet United State President Joe Biden. During the first news conference after his election win, he said he could not imagine meeting Biden, as he ignored the 2015 nuclear deal by supporting “inhuman sanctions” against the Iranian population. The 60-year-old won Friday’s presidential elections with 60 per cent of the vote as the top candidate of the hardliners camp. After most competitive candidates were weeded out by the electoral body, Raisi stood practically unopposed for election. Raisi, an arch-conservative cleric who is close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and is accused of human rights abuses, is set to be inaugurated in August.