A group of Iranian lawmakers has asked President Masoud Pezeshkian to nominate a new intelligence minister. In a letter, they called for a candidate who meets the legal requirements and has no partisan affiliations. The position has been vacant since the previous minister, Esmail Khatib, was killed in March. Parliament is also debating changes to the nomination criteria, including the current requirement for clerical qualifications. Markets assign a 6.5% probability to Pezeshkian no longer being president by the end of the year, reflecting persistent political instability in Iran.
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