Iran's parliament on Thursday approved most of the new cabinet nominees proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lawmakers gave votes of confidence to 18 ministers of 21-member cabinet proposed by Ahmadinejad. 3 nominees for the ministers of education, welfare and social security, and energy were rejected.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a press conference after parliament voted on his new cabinet in Tehran, capital of Iran on Sept. 3, 2009. Lawmakers approved 18 ministers of 21-member cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday. [Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua]

Referring to some attempts done by some western media to create discord between the lawmakers and people, Iran's Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani, in his immediate reaction to the parliament's confidence vote to most of the proposed nominees of President Ahmadinejad said Thursday afternoon that "Our officials perform unanimously when it comes to the (Islamic) revolution and the people."

"I think they (Westerners) have less knowledge about our country and our domestic issues. There may be different views among our officials, but we are one in defending Islam, revolution and people," added Larijani.

Iran's parliament hold a meeting to cast votes of confidence to new proposed ministers in Teheran, capital of Iran, Sept. 3, 2009. [Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua]

The speaker interpreted 38 hours of argumentation about the new government in the parliament and the related 128 views of the lawmakers about the new cabinet as the sign of democracy in the Islamic Republic country.