Media Wire

Baqeri Kani appointed as Iran’s acting foreign minister following death of Amirabdollahian

After the passing away of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, his deputy for political affairs, Ali Baqeri Kani, has been appointed as acting foreign minister.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on Sunday.

The tragic accident killed the president and seven others, including Amirabdollahian.

On Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a message of condolence, assigning First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber to the position of head of the Executive Branch.

For his part, Mokhber appointed Baqeri Kani as the head of the administration’s committee of foreign relations affairs.

Baqeri has served as Iran’s top negotiator in the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.

IFP Media Wire

Reports and views published in the Media Wire section have been retrieved from other news agencies and websites, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website. The IFP may change the headlines of the reports in a bid to make them compatible with its own style of covering Iran News, and does not make any changes to the content. The source and URL of all reports and news stories are mentioned at the bottom of each article.

Share
Published by
IFP Media Wire

Recent Posts

Iranian interior minister: Those accused of negligence in Bandar Abbas incident being questioned

Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni says it can now be definitively announced that the fire…

4 minutes ago

Iran FM warns of Israel plot to derail nuclear talks with US

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi Araqchi, denounced the Israeli regime’s attempts to disrupt the…

2 hours ago

Iranian President affirms support for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity during Baku visit

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian reiterated Iran's support for the Republic of Azerbaijan's sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh…

3 hours ago

Iran’s Deputy FM: Zero enrichment ‘non-negotiable’

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi has stressed that zero uranium enrichment,…

4 hours ago

President Pezeshkian says Iran welcomes foreign investors, international traders

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran welcomes foreign investors and international traders to…

4 hours ago

65% of Gaza war victims women, children, elderly: Report

At least 65% of Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on Gaza are women,…

4 hours ago