New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Appointed Ultraconservative Anti-Western Foreign Minister while Tehran engaged in negotiations with world powers to save the agreement on the nuclear program. Reuters reports on its website.
Raisi, who presented his government to Parliament for a vote of confidence, has chosen Hossein Amirabdollahian as foreign minister and Javad Owji, former Deputy Minister of Oil and CEO of the state gas company, as Minister of Oil
Hard line on negotiations
“Amirabdollahian is an uncompromising diplomat … If the foreign ministry remains responsible for the Iranian nuclear dossier, obviously Tehran will take a very hard line in talks” with world powers. This was stated by an Iranian negotiator who asked for anonymity, quoted by Reuters, commenting on the decision of President Ebrahim Raisi, who appointed an ultra-conservative anti-Western foreign minister.
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