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Iran economy minister impeached
TEHRAN, Aug 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s parliament impeached Economy
Minister Masoud Karbasian on Sunday in the latest blow to the embattled
government as it struggles to face down a mounting economic crisis.
Karbasian lost the vote of confidence, which was carried live on state
radio, by 137 votes to 121, with two abstentions, becoming the second
minister in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet to be impeached this month.
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