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Iran’s new president presented his cabinet to parliament on Sunday for a vote of confidence, state media reported, proposing seasoned pragmatic diplomat Abbas Araqchi as foreign minister at a time of heightened regional tensions. President Masoud Pezeshkian is shaping his cabinet at a time of an increased risk of escalation of Israel’s war on Gaza into a broader regional war, after the recent killings of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon drew threats of retaliation against Israel. Following the death of hardline president Eb…

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