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Iran’s oil minister Mohsen Paknejad resigns; no reason given
Reuters, published by The Straits Times, reports that Iranian state media named National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard acting oil minister.
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Reuters, published by The Straits Times, reports that Iranian state media said President Pezeshkian accepted Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation and appointed Hamid Bovard acting oil minister. Bovard is chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company. State media gave no reason for the resignation. Paknejad had held the oil ministry post since August 2024.
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