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Iran's Oil Minister Resigns as President Names Company Chief Caretaker

Mohsen Paknejad's departure puts the national oil company chief in charge of Iran's Oil Ministry amid war, pressure on export revenues and an economic crisis.

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President's office announces Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad's resignation

IRNA English ↗

President Masoud Pezeshkian accepts the oil minister's resignation

ISNA (English) ↗

National oil company chief named caretaker ministry head

Mehr News (English) ↗

State media account cites personal reasons for departure

Arab News ↗

Report highlights economic crisis and earlier oil intermediary allegations

The Guardian - Iran ↗

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  1. Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens
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  2. Hamid Bovard appointed as acting oil minister
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  4. Iran Oil Minister Resigns, Replaced By Top Executive Amid US Blockade On Tehran’s Exports
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  1. İran petrol bakanı istifa etti
    Diken
  2. Iranian oil minister Mohsen Paknejad resigns
    Trend News Agency
  3. Em meio à guerra com EUA, ministro do petróleo do Irã renuncia, diz agência
    CNN Brasil
  4. Teheran - Iranischer Ölminister zurückgetreten - Chef des staatlichen Ölkonzerns übernimmt Amtsgeschäfte
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  5. Iran’s oil minister resigns, president appoints caretaker
    Mehr News (English)