Media ID: 55313877
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Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, center, gestures as lawmakers count the votes of their colleagues for President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed Cabinet at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, August 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 17, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—After 4 days of tense debates the Iranian parliament, MPs held confidence votes on the 18 people nominated to ministerial positions by now Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. Three of the nominees were not confirmed: Mohammad-Ali Najafi, who was...
Media ID: 55313797
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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, center left, speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, August 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iranian parliament concluded four days of debate on new president Hassan Rouhani’s ministerial nominations on Thursday evening. In confidence votes held Thursday, 15 of the 18 candidates were approved as ministers in what Rouhani is...
