Iranian MPs have approved the first woman minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic. Her name is Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi who was approved as health minister.She was one of 18 nominations for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new cabinet to be approved. Two other women were among three rejected nominees.
The president's choice for defence minister, Ahmad Vahidi, who is wanted by Argentina over a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre, won strong backing. The vote follows months of wrangling after disputed elections in June.
Hey, it is some sort of progress... right?
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