Iran's parliament impeaches economy minister

Tehran, Aug 26, IRNA – The Iranian minister of economy Masoud Karbasian failed on Sunday to regain vote of confidence of the country's Majlis (Iran parliament). Karbasian appeared in the Majlis impeachment session to defend his ministry's function. The impeachment motion gained the majority of votes and Karbasian was impeached with 137 votes for, 121 votes against and two abstentions. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish