Iran's oil minister resigns, state media says

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad makes a statement following a signing ceremony attended by Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev in Moscow, Russia, April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova

DUBAI, ⁠Oct ⁠4 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil ‌Minister Mohsen Paknejad has ​resigned ⁠and Hamid ⁠Bovard, chief executive ⁠of ‌the ⁠government-owned National ​Iranian ‌Oil Company, ⁠will ​be in ⁠charge of the ​ministry as acting minister, ⁠state media said on ​Sunday.

(Reporting ⁠by ​Elwely ‌Elwelly; Editing ​by Alex Richardson)