Vahid Salemi, The Associated Press

Iran’s new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 21, 2021.

By Isabel Debre and Jon Gambrell | The Associated Press

PUBLISHED: June 21, 2021 at 1:16 p.m. | UPDATED: June 21, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.

Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden

Millions of Iranians stayed home in defiance of a vote they saw as tipped in Ebrahim Raisi’s favor