Iranian lawmakers have given President Hassan Rouhani one month to stand before parliament to answer to they way his government has handled the country’s deteriorating economy, reported state media on Wednesday. This is the first time that parliament summons the president, who is under pressure from his hardline rivals to reshuffle the cabinet amid the collapse of the rial and worsening of ties with the United States. Lawmakers want to question Rouhani on topics including the rial’s decline, which has lost more than half its value since April, weak economic growth and rising unemployment, according to semi-official ISNA news agency. Rouhani, who reduced tensions with the West by striking a nuclear deal in 2015, is facing a growing backlash since US President Donald Trump pulled out from the pact in May and said he will reimpose sanctions that seek to throttle Iran’s economy, including its lifeblood oil exports. ISNA said lawmakers also want to Rouhani to explain why, more than two years after the landmark deal, Iranian banks still have only limited access to global financial services. The nuclear accord curbed Iran’s nuclear program in return for lifting most international sanctions. Rouhani’s summons coincides with further shows of public discontent. A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over high prices, water shortage, power cuts, and alleged corruption in the country. On Tuesday, hundreds of people rallied in cities across the country, including Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz and Ahvaz, in protest against high inflation caused in part by the weak rial. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was quoted by state television as saying that Rouhani will have one month to attend a parliamentary session and address the issues. Trump said on Monday that he would be willing to meet Rouhani without preconditions to discuss how to improve relations, but senior Iranian officials and military commanders rejected the offer as worthless and “a dream”. Rouhani appointed a new central bank governor last week and accepted the government spokesman’s resignation on Tuesday, suggesting he accepts a need to reshuffle his economic team. In a separate letter to Rouhani on Wednesday, 193 lawmakers welcomed these changes “as a good starting point” and asked for the “maximum shake-up” in the government.