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Iranian Parliament Approves Most of New President’s Cabinet Picks

Iran’s parliament approved eighteen of the nineteen people (Al Jazeera) nominated to President Ebrahim Raisi’s cabinet

Iran’s parliament approved eighteen of the nineteen people (Al Jazeera) nominated to President Ebrahim Raisi’s cabinet. Many of the new ministers worked in previous hard-line administrations. Iran’s new foreign minister is a career diplomat who said earlier this week he aims for an “Asia-centric” foreign policy.

In Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar discusses Raisi’s rise and the triumph of Iran’s hard-liners.

Algeria/Morocco: The Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and Saudi Arabia called for a dialogue (Al Jazeera) to resolve differences between Algeria and Morocco. Algiers said Tuesday that it had cut diplomatic ties with Rabat over “hostile actions.”

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