Reuters reports Iran accepts oil minister’s resignation and appoints acting chief

Reuters, citing Iranian state media and a presidential-office official, reports that President Masoud Pezeshkian accepted Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation as oil minister and appointed National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard as acting minister. No reason was provided, and no policy change is established.

Ji aliyê Tîma edîtoriyê · Published 4 kew 2026 · Updated 4 kew 2026

Çavkanî weşand: 4 kew 2026 17:34 UTC

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Reuters reports the presidential-office account through state media. A direct appointment decree and independent evidence of the resignation’s cause were not inspected; other Reuters syndications are the same source. No material disagreement was found. The timestamp represents this fuller wire report’s publication minute, not the resignation or appointment time.

Kontrola dawî ya delîlan: 4 kew 2026 19:17 UTC.

4 kew 2026 19:17 UTC — First published with attributed leadership-change reporting and no inferred cause.

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authorised Reuters syndication citing state media and a presidential-office official’s announcement

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