Iran officially has new president

TEHRAN — Hassan Rouhani became the seventh president of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday, officially receiving the endorsement of the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a formal ceremony in the capital.

Rouhani, 64, a cleric considered a moderate pragmatist, replaced outgoing two-term President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was barred from seeking a third term. Rouhani was elected in June in a surprise landslide victory. Khamenei has the last say on matters of state in Iran’s theocratic system.