Aug. 27, 2021
Iranian MPs confirm Raisi's ministers as critics warn of infighting ahead
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi defends his proposed ministers at the parliament on Aug. 25, 2021. (Photo by Meqdad Madadi via Tasnim News Agency)The story: Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament has confirmed all but one of President Ebrahimi Raisi’s cabinet nominees. The ministers notably include four former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders. Raisi has also appointed ex-IRGC chief commander Mohsen Rezaee as his vice president for economic affairs. But some observers now foresee internal tensions as the cabinet brings together members of a variety of rival hardline factions.
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فارسیPersian
فارسیPersian
عربيArabic
عربيArabic