{"id":36641,"date":"2017-08-21T16:12:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T16:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/21\/iran-approves-nearly-all-of-rouhanis-cabinet-picks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:59:29","slug":"iran-approves-nearly-all-of-rouhanis-cabinet-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/08\/21\/iran-approves-nearly-all-of-rouhanis-cabinet-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran approves nearly all of Rouhani&#8217;s Cabinet picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iranian lawmakers on Sunday approved 16 Cabinet members nominated by recently re-elected President Hassan Rouhani, including the first defense minister unaffiliated with the elite, hard-line Revolutionary Guard in 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said 16 of 17 proposed ministers were approved, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Oil Minister Began Zanganeh was also approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most votes went to Gen. Amir Hatami for defense minister, with 261 out of 288 who voted. He will be the first defense minister with no ties to the hard-line Revolutionary Guard in nearly 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/space-missile-defense\/2017\/08\/13\/iran-lawmakers-raise-missile-guard-spending-to-challenge-us\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17225345594209.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran lawmakers raise missile, Guard spending to challenge US<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Chanting \u201cDeath to America,\u201d Iran\u2019s parliament voted unanimously Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, part of a sanctions bill mirroring a new U.S. law targeting the country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Hatami told parliament he is committed to advancing Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program, which has drawn Western sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, Iran launched a rocket capable of carrying a satellite, a move that provoked international condemnation, including from France, Britain and the U.S. All three countries were among the world powers that reached the nuclear deal with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani urged Hatami to improve ties between the Iranian Army and the Guard while using modern technology for improving the country\u2019s arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense minister is tasked with producing weapons for both the Army and the Guard. The Guard is in charge of testing and launching Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard, a paramilitary force that answers solely to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, regularly has tense encounters with the U.S. Navy in the Arabian Gulf. It has deployed into Iraq as part of the fight against the Islamic State group and into Syria to support embattled President Bashar Assad. It also holds vast economic interests in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani told members of parliament that the foreign minister\u2019s primary goals should be to stand by the nuclear deal and attract foreign investment and technology. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the deal but has yet to pull out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, the United States, six other world powers and Iran finalized a pact that outlined what Tehran had to do to pull back its nuclear program from the brink of weapons-making capacity in return for the West ending many of the financial, trade and oil sanctions that had battered Iran\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alireza Avaee, who has been sanctioned by the European Union for human rights violations while serving as president of the Tehran judiciary from 2005 to 2014, was approved as justice minister. In 2016, Rouhani appointed him the president\u2019s special inspector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani\u2019s nominee for energy minister, Habibolalh Bitaraf, was rejected. During a review, members of parliament criticized him for lacking a plan to fight the longstanding drought in the country, where many towns and cities suffer from water shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also approved was Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, 36, as minister of telecommunications. Jahromi received the least votes of any of the other approved ministers, after some lawmakers cited his lack of experience and his background in intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani on Sunday defended Jahromi, saying he will be able to protect the freedom of people who use the internet since he is familiar with security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Cabinet has 18 ministerial posts, but Rouhani did not propose a candidate to lead the country\u2019s science-focused ministry, which is in charge of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the law, the president can manage ministries which have no leader for up to three months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian lawmakers on Sunday approved 16 Cabinet members nominated by recently re-elected President Hassan 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