IRAN

New Oil Minister Reportedly Appointed 

Reports - as yet not officially confirmed - in the Tehran press indicate that Iranian President 'Ali Khamene'i has approved the appointment by Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi of new, and allegedly more radical, ministers to the oil, energy and interior portfolios as part of a wide ranging cabinet reshuffle. According to these reports, the current Oil Minister, Mr. Mohammad Gharazi, is to become Minister for Posts, Telegraph and...