Iran's parliament voted to dismiss the minister of science on Wednesday, removing an official viewed with distrust by conservatives and dealing a blow to moderate President Hassan Rouhani's liberalization program. An impeachment motion passed by the assembly accused Reza Faraji-Dana, the minister of Science, Research and Tech**logy, of allowing students expelled from university following anti-government unrest in 2009 to return to campus. The vote, reported by official media, marks the first departure from ****** of a government minister since Rouhani's landslide election win in 2013.
08-21-2014, 10:51 AM
Iran parliament dismisses minister in setback for Rouhani
العرض الشجري