Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian today removed his Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs, Shahram Dabiri, over his extravagant trip to the South Pole during the Nowruz (Persian New Year) holidays. In a communique issued to Dabiri, President Pezeshkian said that after reviewing a report on Dabiri’s trip, he had decided to remove the Vice President from his post, stressing the need for government officials to set a personal example. Dabiri, a physician, football administrator, and former chairman of the Tabriz city council, was appointed to the post in August last year.