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Thousands of Iranians gathered for the funeral of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Reuters
Khamenei Mulling to Appoint Kermaniin to Replace Rafsanjani
London- It is likely that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will appoint cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermaniin to replace former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the leadership of Expediency Discernment Council, informed Iranian sources...Caption:
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)
Iran: Three Rouhani cabinet nominees disqualified in confidence vote
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...Caption:
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)
Iran: 15 of 18 nominees approved for Rouhani’s Cabinet
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...Caption:
Mostafa Pourmohammadi, center, nominee for Iran’s justice minister, listens to an unidentified lawmaker as he attends a session of parliament to debate on President Hasan Rouhani’s proposed Cabinet in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)