Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s new foreign minister, says the events in Egypt will be at the top of his ministry’s agenda. The Mehr News Agency quotes Zarif saying that maximum consultation must take place to prevent further spilling of blood and to allow the peaceful coming together of different groups in Egypt. Zarif said […]
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Parliament rejects three of Rohani’s proposed ministers
Three of Hassan Rohani’s proposed cabinet members have been rejected by the Iranian Parliament. Mohammadali Najafi, Jafar Mili Monfared and Masoud Soltanifar, who were respectively proposed for the ministries of education, science and sports, failed to receive majority votes in Parliament and will not join Rohani’s cabinet. At a parliamentary session that stretched into […]
Proposed intelligence minister rejects “harsh” measures
Mohmoud Alavi, the proposed intelligence minister, defended his appointment by Hassan Rohani in Parliament today, calling for “soft intelligence policies.” Alavai told Parliament that his plans are aimed at establishing enduring security without creating an atmosphere of overt security measures. He stressed that the Intelligence Ministry has the capacity to replace “harsh security measures” […]
Proposed minister calls for expanded humanities programs
The proposed minister for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology told ILNA that universities must expand the humanities branch of study and work toward increasing students’ volunteer contributions to society. Describing the humanities as the most essential field of human knowledge, Jafar Mili Monfared added: “Research and analysis in any aspect of the […]
Rohani defends cabinet choices in Parliament
Iran’s new president, Hassan Rohani, spoke in defence of his choices for cabinet on Monday August 12 in Parliament. Iranian media report that the president said the people’s vote in the presidential elections “is not just an endorsement of a single person as the president but a vote for the proposed plans and the […]
Lack of Sunnis in cabinet irks religious leader
Mowlana Abdolhamid, the senior leader of the Sunni community in Zahedan, says he’s disappointed that no Sunni ministers were included in Hassan Rohani’s proposed administration. Mowlana Abdolhamid’s press office reports that in the Fetre Eid mass prayers, the Sunni Imam told worshippers that there are several “powerful and eligible” Sunni leaders that could have […]
MP foresees non-approval for one-fifth of Rohani’s cabinet choices
Conservative MP Ruhollah Hosseinian says 20 percent of the new president’s proposed cabinet members will not be approved by Parliament. In an interview with ISNA, Hosseinian said “failure to distance themselves from the sedition” of 2009 is the main reason that some of the proposed minsters will not get Parliament’s vote of confidence. […]