According to official media, Iranian new President’s 19 ministers were confirmed by the local parliament. Following several days of discussion, the approval gives birth to a cross-factional administration that reflects Pezeshkian’s emphasis on agreement.
The new government contains reformist members, in contrast to the conservative administration of previous President. Some of the previous ministers held onto their positions, such as the Health Minister, who kept his job despite getting the fewest votes.
The cabinet lineup’s ratification is not an obligation. A fresh minister has to be nominated if the parliament decides that a figure does not have the required proficiency for the job.
After a lengthy debate that lasted for five days, Iranian president addressed the legislators in attendance to offer the government their affirmation. The path to our redemption goes through cooperation and collaboration, according to Pezeshkian in his final address.
A Unity Cabinet
With a significant majority of votes, Abbas Araghchi was confirmed as the next minister of foreign affairs. The point of debate in legislature was his pivotal participation in the negotiations of Tehran’s nuclear accord with six major states. Araghchi said before members of the house that he still believes the same things as he did when he was a member of the Revolutionary Guards. He said he was in favor of a legislative vote that will toughen the country’s nuclear posture in 2020.
Under former US administration, the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear pact with world powers in 2018. The country’s nuclear project was curtailed by the JCPOA in exchange for economic benefits and the lifting of sanctions. The U.S. and Tehran have fruitlessly moved on with indirect talks to resurrect the agreement and remove the sanctions early in Biden’s era.
The legislature decided to approve Mohsen Paknejad as oil ministry chief. He was the deputy minister of oil responsible for the oversight of hydrocarbon reserves for three years during Rouhani administration. Paknejad told the house that he will aggressively pursue the subject of shared fields with neighboring nations and increase oil production to 4 million bpd in less than a year. Farzaneh Sadeq was also introduced as the second female minister in decades when she was appointed minister of roads and transportation.
The new administration in Iran was formed after former president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a Helicopter crash in May. Following the incident, an election was held in which the opposition candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, managed to security of votes in the second round.
