Press TV - Iran�s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has survived an impeachment bid by the Parliament after securing a vote of confidence from lawmakers.

Akhoundi attended an open session of the Iranian Parliament on Tuesday for his�third impeachment�since he took the helm in August 2013.

In the session, the minister secured a vote of confidence with 92 lawmakers out of a total of 246 favoring a no-confidence vote,�152 opting�against such a vote and 2 abstaining.

Several cabinet members, including First Vice President Es�haq Jahangiri, Culture Minister Abbas Salehi and Head of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari accompanied Akhoundi during the hearing at the legislature.

The embattled minister was being grilled over a number of issues including a passenger plane crash that killed all 66 people on board in the southwestern city of Yasuj on February 18, 2018. Some lawmakers blamed Akhoundi�s mismanagement for the deadly crash.



Iran's Labor Minister Ali Rabiei also on Tuesday secured a vote of confidence during a hearing session at the Parliament on his alleged mismanagement. Rabiei managed to once again secure the Parliament�s confidence with 126 out of 253 votes in favor, 123 against, and two abstentions.