Muhammad Shariatmadari, a member of the Society for the Defence of the Values of the Islamic Revolution, is put forward as commerce minister.

ECONOMIST: Iran

One of the toughest hard-line commentators, Hossein Shariatmadari, conceded that the harshness of the death sentence had played into the hands of the reformists.

BBC: Hashem Aghajari

"Among those responsible for this media initiative has been Hossein Shariatmadari, managing editor of the government-controlled Kayhan newspaper, who was appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei himself, " Bashir said.

CNN: Baha'is accuse Iran of stoking hatred in media