Iran International:

With Iran's economic outlook growing increasingly grim, ultraconservative lawmakers are calling for the impeachment of the economy and oil ministers, barely four months into their tenure.

Ultraconservatives have tabled a motion in parliament (Majles) to impeach Economy Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati for failing to control the fall of the Iranian currency. However, Mohammad Taqi Naqdali, an MP who is a member of the ultraconservative Paydari Party emphasized that "Staunch supporters of the government are among those who have called for Hemmati's impeachment."

Three other prominent ultraconservative lawmakers have also backed Naqdali's claim in interviews with Khabar Online website in Tehran.

One of these lawmakers, Mojtaba Yousefi, who is a member of the parliament’s presidium, said: "A cabinet minister who refuses to pay attention to the people's priorities should be impeached. The Majles will not ignore its supervisory role and will question the minister on behalf of the people."

Iran’s currency has plunged by approximately 30 percent since early September, following significant Israeli strikes against Hezbollah, Tehran’s main regional proxy, and the collapse of Bashar Assad’s rule in Syria. This decline is likely to exacerbate the country’s already soaring inflation and deepen the poverty crisis, which has been worsened by years of US sanctions and domestic mismanagement.

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