Reuters: Iran's parliament approved on Thursday the president's choice of new defense minister, Iranian media reported, a man Argentina says was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people.
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's parliament approved on Thursday the president's choice of new defense minister, Iranian media reported, a man Argentina says was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people.
Defense Minister-designate Ahmad Vahidi was approved by MPs, the Mehr and IRNA news agencies reported. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had nominated him as a member of his next cabinet following the disputed June election.
(Reporting by Reza Derakhshi; Writing by Fredrik Dahl; Editing by Louise Ireland)
