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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-minister/iranian-parliament-removes-finance-minister-from-office-idUSKCN1LB076

Iran's Parliament Impeaches Finance Minister after U.S. Sanctions

(Reuters) The Iranian parliament voted on Sunday to remove the minister of economic affairs and finance, Masoud Karbasian, amid a sharp fall in the rial currency and a deterioration in the economic situation after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on Iran. Earlier in August, Iranian lawmakers voted out the minister of labor and last month President Hassan Rouhani replaced the head of the central bank.

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