PM Modi congratulates Iran's newly elected president Ebrahim Raisi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's newly elected president

Ebrahim Raisi

, and said he looked forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran.

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory on Saturday in the country's presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader's protege into

Tehran

's highest civilian position and saw the lowest turnout in the

Islamic Republic

's history.

In a tweet, Modi said,"Congratulations to His Excellency Ebrahim Raisi on his election as President of the

Islamic Republic of Iran

. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran."