Ahmadinejad’s newest proposed oil minister has a US Green Card

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi

According the Ahmadinejad’s site, FARDA (named as such in order to confuse people with Radio Farda which is the Persian Broadcast of Radio Free Europe) on Tuesday, Nov. 15th, Ahmadinejad, in his latest showdown with the Islamic Parliament’s Assembly, introduced Mohsen Tasaloti as his nominee for Minister of Oil. Tasaloti who is Executive Director of the Special economic region of Mahshahr Petrochemical Company is said to have a U.S. permanent residence (Green Card). This is expected to once again trigger another melee between the government and the Parliament.

A reliable source who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Tasaloti who supported of Mostafa Moin* in the June elections, does in fact hold a U.S. residence permit (a Green Card) and that this issue is expected to enflame the emotions of members of the Islamic Parliament.

*Mostafa Moin was advisor to Khatami. He was a presidential candidate for the June presidential elections. He is a member of the Reformists and the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF).