TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on August 28 to answer questions on his government’s handling of the economic issues, spokesman for the parliament’s presiding board said on Monday.

Behrouz Nemati said the Parliament’s session on questioning Rouhani will take place after the cabinet’s meeting with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mehr reported.

The questions focus on rising inflation, fall of national currency, continued sanctions on the banking sector and failure to take appropriate measures to reduce unemployment.

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