Iran parliament approves Rouhani cabinet nominees, rejects one
TEHRAN – Iran's parliament on Sunday approved all but one of President Hassan Rouhani's ministerial picks. The parliament debated each of the 17 nominees over the course of five days. Rouhani's nominee for energy was turned down. Here is details. Mohammad Javad Zarif , Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Confirmed 236-26 Former UN ambassador and the incumbent foreign minister, Zarif was Iran's chief negotiator on the nuclear deal reached in 2015. In August 2013, the U.S.-educated Zarif was approved as foreign minister by a 232-36 vote. Zarif has ...
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