Healthcare workers strike, Khamenei-approved cabinet—and more
The Iranist for the week of August 23, 2024
NOTE: I’m testing which day of the week to send the newsletter (standby for a poll)
۱/1 Pezeshkian’s cabinet approved with Khamenei’s blessing
On August 21, the hardline-dominated parliament approved all of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s picks for his cabinet. The new nineteen-member cross-factional cabinet ran contrary to his promise of a “national unity”…