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Iran appoints ex-transport minister Mohammad Eslami as head of nuclear agency

Iran appoints ex-transport minister Mohammad Eslami as head of nuclear agency

India Today
Sunday, August 29, 2021 10:49:04 PM UTC

Iran's president on Sunday appointed former minister of transport and urban development, Mohammad Eslami, as the new director of the country's nuclear department.

Iran's president on Sunday appointed a new director of the country's nuclear department, state TV reported, replacing the nation's most prominent nuclear scientist with a minister who has no reported experience in nuclear energy but ties to the defence ministry. Iran's newly elected hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi chose Mohammad Eslami, a 64-year-old civil engineer who previously oversaw the country's road network, to lead Iran's civilian nuclear program and serve as one of several vice presidents. He succeeds Ali Akbar Salehi, a US-educated scientist who was a key player during the years of intense international diplomacy that led to Tehran's now-tattered 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
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