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Iranian MPs move to impeach three of Rouhani’s ministers

Iranian members of parliament move to impeach three ministers in President Hassan Rouhani's government.

Iran's Agriculture Minister, Mahmoud Hojjati (C) walks past agricultural equipment during the Sommet de lElevage livestock show at Cournon dAuvergne near Clermont-Ferrand, central France, on October 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Thierry Zoccolan        (Photo credit should read THIERRY ZOCCOLAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Iran's Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati (C) walks past agricultural equipment during the Sommet de l'Elevage livestock show at Cournon-d'Auvergne, France, Oct. 5, 2017. — THIERRY ZOCCOLAN/AFP/Getty Images

Two weeks before the Iranian New Year, which begins on March 21, lawmakers in Tehran are maneuvering to impeach three members of moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s administration. Intriguingly, Reformist parliamentarians appear to be spearheading the move.

Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiee, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, and Mahmoud Hojjati, the agriculture minister, seem set for difficult days ahead.

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