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Iran oil min nominee struggles for parliament approval
New Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian's nominee to lead the country's critically important oil ministry is facing an uphill battle to secure a vote of confidence in parliament, largely because of the highly polarized nature of Iranian politics. Mohsen Paknejad, an oil sector veteran with close to three decades of experience in senior leadership roles in Iran's energy sector, was named as Pezeshkian's pick for oil minister early on 11 August, alongside the new president's other cabinet nominees that included former deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi to head up the foreign ministry and ex-central bank governor ... (full story)