President Masoud Pezeshkian and foreign affairs minister Abbas Araghchi have been holding talks with their international counterparts, in early efforts to try and reset Iran’s relations with regional and global powers, with former foreign minister Zarif helping from the sidelines. However, tensions with Israel could yet lead to further regional instability and undermine hopes of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, while domestic issues also hold the potential to create further difficulties for the new administration.
President Masoud Pezeshkian secured parliamentary approval for his entire cabinet on 21 August – a full vote of confidence by the Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami (parliament) not seen since President Mohammad Khatami’s cabinet picks of 1997 and 2001. However, winning that approval involved making compromises which have irritated some of his strongest supporters. Read more
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