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| Rouhani's woes mount as Iran economy minister impeached |
| 2018-08-27 |
| [DAWN] Iran's parliament impeached Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian on Sunday in the latest blow to embattled President Hassan Rouhani as he struggles to face down a mounting economic crisis. Karbasian is the second cabinet minister to be sacked this month, following the impeachment of Labour Minister Ali Rabiei on August 8. Critics say the government squandered the opportunities presented by the 2015 nuclear deal and have failed to tackle high rates of inflation and joblessness. With the United States abandoning the nuclear deal in May and reimposing sanctions, Rouhani's hopes of attracting vast sums of foreign investment appear dead in the water. Major European firms, including La Belle France's Total, Peugeot and Renault, and Germany's Siemens and Daimler, have all announced their departure since the US announcement. Rouhani's conservative opponents ‐ who long-opposed his outreach to the West and efforts to improve civil liberties ‐ say the primary blame lies with government corruption and mismanagement. "Inefficiency and lack of planning have nothing to do with sanctions," said one politician, Abbas Payizadeh, in a speech ahead of the vote. "Wrong decisions have harmed the people and led to individuals looting public assets," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Starting a war to wag the dog seems on the horizon? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2018-08-27 10:51 |
| #3 I assume the Dems are studying this for future Trump impeachment. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2018-08-27 10:46 |
| #2 Iran is now about 30% under the control of the mullahs and about 40% under the control of the Republican Guard. About another 10% is in the hands of tribal leaders or criminal gangs. This leaves Rouhani with not much to work with even if he wanted to and knew how. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-08-27 10:07 |
| #1 I wonder how much Allan had to do with their decision making along the way. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-08-27 00:47 |