According to the report of Xinhua news agency, Bagheri Kani previously served as the Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs.

His appointment follows the death of Iranian Foreign Minister Hosseini Amir-Abdollahian, President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan on Sunday, the report said.

In his order, Mokhbar wished Bagheri Kani success in fulfilling the responsibilities of the new post, calling for the continuation of the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, especially in practicing active diplomacy on the Palestine issue and within the declared framework. About strengthening the resistance axis within. Documents and Principles.

Over the past three years, Bagheri Kani has also served as Iran's chief negotiator aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which was formally signed between Tehran and world powers in April 2021 in Vienna, the Austrian capital. Known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. ,