In Iran, it was decided to make a question about the vote of distrust to the Minister of Economics Abdunasser Khimmetti on the agenda of the parliament (Majlis) due to the lack of solving economic problems in the country.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, the initiative was supported by 91 deputy.
Khimmetti should appear in the parliament for 10 days and put the arguments in his defense against the backdrop of the charges against him.
The deputy speaker of the parliament, Ahmed Nadiri, said that the first meeting of the parliament on the impeachment of Khimmetti will take place on March 2
Over the past weeks, historical records in the exchange rates of foreign currency and gold prices have been recorded in Iran. Last week, the dollar first exceeded the mark of 90 thousand fogs.
Khimmetti is accused of inaction against the backdrop of excessive growth in foreign currency rates and gold prices.
The media wrote that the head of the Central Bank Mohammad Reza Farzin will also be removed from office. However, President Masoud Cyezeshkin on the eve visited the Central Bank and refuted the relevant statements.