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Iran, which is dominated by the militants, resulted in the isolation of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Minister of Finance Abdanasser Himmati, which led to a major setback for the reform government of President Masoud Bezishian.

The step stands out on how to deal with it IranThe crisis, which Bizishian says is driven by US sanctions and has become a “comprehensive war” to the economy.

The lawmakers who voted to remove the dominance have blamed economic conditions since he took office last August. They pointed out that the value of the national currency decreased by 60 percent, which is RIAL, against the US dollar in the open market during its term, as well as high commodity prices, including food and medicine.

Of the 273 legislators present for a session on Sunday, 182 votes in favor of the dismissal, and 89 exhibitors, one was advised, and one invalid vote was announced.

Defending his minister, Pezeshkian urged Parliament not to refuse a major member of his government, on the pretext that Iran has faced a more severe crisis than Iran’s Iraqi war in the 1980s.

“We are in an all -out war with the enemy [the US]. The war with Iraq was nothing [in comparison]Pesishtan told the legislators. “The enemy wants us to offer division. How can we make a major economic change in only six months?”

The dismissal comes amid the “Maximum pressure” campaign by the American administration of Donald Trump, which re -imposed comprehensive sanctions on Iran on its nuclear program, similar to the measures he presented in 2018 during its first term.

Pezeshkian admitted that Iran was already struggling to sell oil because of the latest sanctions, as oil tankers were “struggling to empty.”

He was elected last July on a platform and promised to seek to relief sanctions, and Pezeshkian suggested that economic recovery depends on negotiations with Washington.

While senior diplomats of Zichakian pointed out ready to discuss the country’s nuclear program, the hopes of renewable talks were afraid. The last executive of Trump expanded the US sanctions, noting fears not only about Iranian nuclear activities but also the ballistic missile program and regional policies.

The militants in Tehran argue that Washington is now seeking to strip Iran of its fully strategic capabilities, rather than negotiating a limited nuclear agreement such as the 2015 agreement that Trump later abandoned.

On Sunday, Pezeshkian admitted that he supported the idea of ​​talks with the United States as a “better” option, but he reaffirmed his loyalty to Ayatollah Ali Khawni, the supreme leader who excluded negotiations last month shortly after Trump’s announcement of his approaches.

“When the supreme leader said we are not negotiating with the United States, I [abided by it and] It announced that we will not negotiate with the United States. This is the end of the story, ”said Pezeshkian, what seemed to be an attempt to appease its conservative critics.

During the discussion, some legislators accused HEMMATI of defending negotiations with Washington – which he denied – and blame all the economic problems of Iran for sanctions.

In his defense, hemmati pointed to local deep -rooted structural problems that precede his term, including high poverty and corruption on a large scale.

He pointed out that 10 million Iranians have decreased below the poverty line over the past seven years, and that an estimated $ 30 billion of goods have been smuggled inside and outside annually due to economic favoritism and political ties. It also highlighted the acute problems in the banking and energy services sectors.

“About 80 percent of people are crushed by smugglers, penal staff, who have special privileges,” he said. “The budget deficit. Located to international developments.”