Iranian president fires FM Mottaki: IRNA

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and temporarily replaced him with atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. It gave no reasons for the surprise move, which comes as Iran is engaged in talks with world powers over its sensitive nuclear programme. “I thank you and appreciate the work and the services you have rendered during your tenure in the foreign ministry,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying in a directive carried by…

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