Iran's President Pezeshkian Nominates Key Ministers, Including Former Nuclear Negotiator
Proposed cabinet includes Abbas Araghchi as foreign minister and a rare female nominee for roads and housing.
- President Pezeshkian aims to revive the 2015 nuclear deal by nominating seasoned diplomat Abbas Araghchi.
- Farzaneh Sadegh is nominated as roads and housing minister, potentially becoming the first female minister in over a decade.
- General Aziz Nasirzadeh, an F-14 pilot, is proposed as defense minister, marking a first for the air force.
- The hard-line parliament will review and vote on the proposed ministers within two weeks.
- Pezeshkian's cabinet faces potential opposition from hard-liners, especially regarding the female nominee and nuclear deal revival.