New IRNA chief takes office

Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili in a decree appointed Ali Naderi as the new managing director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Naderi replaced Mohammad Reza Norouzpour who had been the chief of IRNA since June 6, 2020. Tehran, Iran, October 11, 2021. IRNA/ Nazanin Kazemi Nava