The Iranian Parliament is going through a strange period these days. Former Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari, who was on the verge of being impeached, has now been confirmed by lawmakers as Iran’s new minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare — even as he faces accusations of corruption and disapproval by the public.
Reformist parliamentarians’ decision to back him as minister of labor has disappointment growing among their supporters by the day.
