Baghdad: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed today, Saturday, that there are threats directed against his country, stressing: "America is at the forefront of these threats." The Iranian "Tasnim" Agency reported that Pezeshkian stressed in the public session of the Iranian Shura Council that "Iran will be able to confront these threats," calling for understanding and consideration of the country's conditions by the members of the council and granting confidence to the entire proposed ministerial formation in order to "build an Islamic Iran." He added: "The government that I presented to the Shura Council is a government of national consensus, and this government is related to all the Iranian people and is obligated to guarantee the citizenship rights of all Iranians and give priority to national interests." Pezeshkian continued: "The mission of the 14th government is to provide and secure fair and good education for all people, regardless of gender and race. Last week, the Iranian Shura Council r eceived a list of names of proposed ministers from President Masoud Pezeshkian, to vote on granting them confidence. According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, the government includes 19 portfolios, in which President Pezeshkian chose Abbas Araghchi as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eskandar Momeni as Minister of Interior, Aziz Nasirzadeh as Minister of Defense, and Seyyed Esmail Khatib as Minister of Security. IRNA News Agency reported that the President appointed the first woman in his government, as he issued a decree appointing Dr. Zahra Behrouz Azar as his deputy for women and family affairs. Source: National Iraqi News Agency