New Arrivals in Rouhani's Cabinet

President Hassan Rouhani defended his nominees for the ministries of economy, cooperatives, industries and roads during an open session of parliament on Saturday, stressing that they are highly qualified to help navigate the country through the current challenging time.
The session was held to debate Farhad Dejpasand and Mohammad Shariatmadari, who had been nominated to lead the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance and the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, respectively, ISNA reported.