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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.
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