TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry has appointed Salman Samani as its new spokesman, IRNA reported on Saturday.

The new appointment was confirmed by Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in his decree.
Samani had previously served as deputy interior minister for parliamentary affairs and provincial cooperation.
He replaced Hosseinali Amiri who was named vice president for parliamentary affairs a week ago.
Over the past month, there have been new appointments at provincial and national levels by the administration.
Opponents have linked this to the upcoming presidential election due next year.
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