Iranian president appoints new VP

BAKU: Shina Ansari has been named Vice President by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Trend reports. According to the information, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Shina Ansari as vice president and head of the Environmental Protection Organization. To note, in the 2nd round of the extraordinary presidential election in Iran, held on July 5, the representative of the "reformers" camp, Masoud Pezeshkian, won with almost 16.4 million votes. His rival, Saeed Jalili of the 'conservative' camp, received 13.5 million votes. Source: Trend News Agency