Tehran, May 20 (UNI) The Iranian cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as caretaker foreign minister following the death of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash.
The Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi made the announcement on Monday.
Bagheri Kani, 56, was serving as Amir-Abdollahian’s deputy for political affairs. He acted as Iran’s chief negotiator for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, though the talks came to a halt in September 2022, Tehran Times reported.