BBC and AFP
Iranian MPs have resumed a heated debate on the nominees for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new cabinet. The Majlis holds a confidence vote on Wednesday, but correspondents say the president is struggling to win backing in the predominantly conservative body.
The latest objections by MPs have been levelled at his choice for education minister, one of three women nominees. Iran is mired in political turmoil after Mr Ahmadinejad's re-election, which triggered huge street protests.
Education Minister-designate Sousan Keshavarz presented her case in the 290-member Majlis, promising to privatise public schools and raise teachers' salaries. She also stressed her Islamic revolutionary credentials. "I have grown up in a family which appreciates (Islamic) values and took part in religious events as well as in rallies against the shah's government... and have been a member of the women's Basij," she said in a speech quoted by AFP. (Read more...)
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