Iran's hardliner-dominated parliament voted Wednesday to approve most of the ministers proposed by newly elected President Ibrahim Raisi, state TV reported.
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Lawmakers voted in favor of 18 of 19 ministers proposed by Raisi after five days of hearings. They did not approve Hossein Baghgoli, nominated for education minister, whose experience was disputed during discussions.
Raisi had appealed to lawmakers to vote quickly to approve his nominees so the government can get to work dealing with the pandemic and economic situation in the country suffering from years of sanctions by the US.
The president has said that his foreign policy will focus on engagement with all nations and the removal of US sanctions. New Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who received 270 out of the 290 votes from lawmakers, said his ministry "would not run away from the negotiating table" and will do its best to remove all sanctions imposed on the country.
