Who is Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s acting foreign minister?

Ali Bagheri Kani, a 57-year-old political insider with a history of serving in Iran’s diplomatic and security apparatuses, has been appointed interim foreign minister, replacing Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died on May 19 in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, alongside President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials and staff. asiaplustj.info »