Iran’s oil minister resigns, president appoints replacement

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Acting oil minister appointed after Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation accepted

What happened: Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation was accepted and Hamid Bord was appointed acting minister of oil. Attribution and details: Sources say President Dr. Pezeshkian accepted Paknejad’s resignation and issued the decree naming Hamid Bord as caretaker minister (sources: Kayhan newspaper and Akhbar Fori). Additional mentions: The item was also posted on channels including Bale, Eitaa, Soroush+, Instagram, and Telegram (source: Kayhan). Separate report: Tabatabai, the information deputy in the presidential office, said the president accepted Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation and appointed Hamid Bord as acting oil minister (source: Entekhab on Telegram).