Iran parliament votes to dismiss transport minister

> Parliamentarians, who voted overwhelmingly to remove Hamid Behbahani, accused him of failing to improve Iran's dismal air, rail and road safety record and lambasted him for mismanagement. "147 of the 234 parliamentarians present voted to unseat the minister," said parliament speaker Ali Larijani, state radio broadcast live. (Additional reporting by Ramin Mostafavi, Writing by Parisa Hafezi, Editing by Matthew Jones) Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints