Iran’s former ambassador to Armenia appointed to new position in Tehran

Mehdi Sobhani has been appointed as Deputy Minister for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tasnim writes.

Sobhani previously served as Iran’s ambassador to Armenia and Syria, as consul general in Karachi, Pakistan, and as deputy ambassador in Ukraine and Turkmenistan. He has also held senior positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Strategic and West Asia Departments.