Hard-liners face backlash for attempted impeachment of Zarif
A group of hard-line lawmakers are seeking the impeachment of Iran's foreign minister on several grounds, including his assertion that money laundering is taking place in Iran.
A group of conservative Iranian lawmakers is facing a backlash for an attempt to impeach Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
According to a November 27 letter that the parliamentarians shared with Iranian media, the 24 deputies are seeking Zarif’s impeachment for 11 reasons, including his claim that money laundering is taking place in the Islamic Republic. Among the others are his “not paying attention to the economy in the diplomacy of the country,” lack of outreach with Asia, Latin America and Africa, “not using the opportunities that the resistance has provided in the region” and taking a weak position on the 2015 Mina hajj stampede, in which 464 Iranians were killed.
