TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's Transport Minister Ahmad Khorram was impeached by the conservative-held parliament in a fresh blow to the Islamic republic's isolated reformist goverment, according to results of a vote carried live on state television.
Deputies in the Majlis, now controlled by a coalition of hardliners and conservatives, had accused Khorram of corruption, failing to tackle mounting accidents as well as the awarding of an airport operating contract to a foreign consortium.
Of the 258 deputies present in the 290-seat Majlis, 188 voted in favour of sacking the minister, 58 against and the rest were undecided. The result of the vote was greeted with a loud cheer of "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) from many of the MPs.