Iran’s parliament on Sunday impeached the finance minister and voted to remove him from office after the rial plummeted to nearly one million to the US dollar. View on euronews

Iran’s parliament has impeached the country’s finance minister and voted to remove him from office amid growing concerns over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran’s Parliament is set to debate the impeachment of Abdolnasser Hemmati, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, in its session on March 3, local media reported. The spokesperson for Parliament’s presiding board confirmed that the morning session will focus on reviewing the impeachment motion,

The dismissal comes just six months after President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government took office, intensifying the debate over the nation’s deepening economic crisis.

Iran’s parliament has impeached the country’s economy minister and voted to remove him from office, amid growing concerns over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran’s Parliament has voted to impeach Economy Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati on March 2, only a few months after granting him a vote of confidence. Lawmakers approved the impeachment with 182 votes for,

Iran's parliament voted on Sunday to remove the country's Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati from office over mismanagement of the economy and a plunging national currency, state media reported.

Iran’s economy minister was removed in a parliamentary vote on Sunday as criticism mounts of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government over its handling of the economy and a sharp currency depreciation.

Iran's parliament sacked the country's finance minister on Sunday after impeaching him over soaring inflation and a plunging currency, state television reported.