Lawmakers plan to hold a session on Tuesday to impeach Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati for his "poor" track record and failure to address major problems facing the sector.
Rouhani's Second-Term Cabinet News
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Iran's reelected President Hassan Rouhani has proposed ministerial picks for his second four-year tenure, replacing nearly half of his first Cabinet aiming to keep up his drive for broadening Iran’s international engagement and reforming its economy:</p>
Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif will remain at the helm of the country’s diplomatic apparatus after President Hassan Rouhani rejected his abrupt resignation and threw his full support…
President Hassan Rouhani stands behind and completely approves of the performance of Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif who unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday, the presidential…
President Hassan Rouhani finally accepted Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi’s resignation as health minister on Thursday, after a week of media speculation on the reasons behind the outgoing official’s…
Parliament officially acknowledged the receipt of a motion to impeach Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati during its Wednesday session, marking the start of a 10-day time frame for holding a…
The parliament has received a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif over his recent comments about “widespread money laundering” in Iran and a host of foreign policy issues.…
President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday issued separate decrees appointing new economy, cooperatives, industries and roads ministers in a reshuffle aimed at mustering support for major economic…
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…
President Hassan Rouhani’s picks for the ministries of Economic Affairs and Finance, Farhad Dejpasand, and Industries, Mining and Trade, Reza Rahmani, engaged in a direct dialogue with…
President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday nominated new ministers to take the helm of the of economy, labor, industry and roads, as his administration faces mounting pressure to stabilize an economy…
The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare will be split into two separate ministries of “Social Welfare” and “Labor and Cooperatives” following the Cabinet’s approval on Sunday.…
A company is in distress, its stocks are tanking, and red ink is all over the place. To address these, the board of directors ousts the CEO and starts looking for a more competent manager.
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The proposed ministerial lineup for President Hassan Rouhani's second tenure was almost totally confirmed by the parliament on Sunday, in a clear display of support for the centrist cleric to…
President Hassan Rouhani appointed Mohammad Nahavandian as his deputy for economic affairs on Sunday. The position of economic affairs deputy is a new title in the array of Iranian vice…
The Iranian Parliament on Sunday gave votes of confidence to 16 out of 17 ministers who had been nominated by President Hassan Rouhani for his second term.
Habibollah Bitaraf, the pro-…
Mohammad Shariatmadari, industries, mining and trade minister-designate, has pledged to lower banks’ interest rates and overhaul the current system of determining foreign exchange rates to…
President Hassan Rouhani's defense minister-designate underlined his determination to help boost Iran's ballistic missile capabilities if he receives the parliamentary confirmation for the post…
Iran is set to attract more foreign direct investment to buttress its economy, First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri announced.
Jahangiri was speaking during his address to the…
Economy minister-designate, Masoud Karbasian, elaborated his plans for the key ministry in parliament on Wednesday, emphasizing that the ministry will join hands with the Central Bank of Iran to…
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's top diplomat, who is nominated for another four-year term in office, vowed to make economy the watchword of the diplomatic apparatus and work to facilitate the entry…
The Iranian banking system has been combating a variety of serious problems such as a crippling credit crunch, sky-high non-performing loans and a lower share of the money market caused by the…
Expanding oil loading and export facilities along the Sea of Oman and developing oil and gas reservoirs shared with regional states are front and center on the Oil Ministry agenda for the next…
The reelected President Hassan Rouhani was in parliament on Tuesday to outline his plans for the next four years in office and defend the ministerial choices nominated to join his second Cabinet…
President Hassan Rouhani introduced his new Cabinet line-up to the Majlis on Tuesday in an open session broadcast live on state TV.
President Hassan Rouhani’s two major picks to navigate the economy for the next four years had a hectic time hobnobbing with private sector leaders to develop an early cordiality.
