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Official who negotiated nuclear deal apologises to nation but gives no reason for exit
The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has resigned without warning, offering an apology to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers stands on the verge of collapse after the US withdrew from it.
The veteran diplomat first offered a vague Instagram post with an “apology” for his “inability to continue to his service”. The post included a drawing of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, as Monday marked the commemoration of her birth.
A foreign ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, confirmed to the state-run IRNA news agency minutes later that Zarif had resigned but gave no reason for his departure.
On Sunday, Zarif criticised Iranian hardliners in a speech in Tehran, saying: “We cannot hide behind imperialism’s plot and blame them for our own incapability.
“Independence does not mean isolation from the world,” he said.
Zarif’s resignation leaves Iran’s relatively moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, without one of his main allies in pushing the Islamic Republic toward more negotiation with the west.
TheGuardian
That's a new failure in the Mullah regime who has been trying to promote and save Iran's nuclear deal. Hopefully Khamenei announces his resignation as well.
The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has resigned without warning, offering an apology to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers stands on the verge of collapse after the US withdrew from it.
The veteran diplomat first offered a vague Instagram post with an “apology” for his “inability to continue to his service”. The post included a drawing of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, as Monday marked the commemoration of her birth.
A foreign ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, confirmed to the state-run IRNA news agency minutes later that Zarif had resigned but gave no reason for his departure.
On Sunday, Zarif criticised Iranian hardliners in a speech in Tehran, saying: “We cannot hide behind imperialism’s plot and blame them for our own incapability.
“Independence does not mean isolation from the world,” he said.
Zarif’s resignation leaves Iran’s relatively moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, without one of his main allies in pushing the Islamic Republic toward more negotiation with the west.
TheGuardian
That's a new failure in the Mullah regime who has been trying to promote and save Iran's nuclear deal. Hopefully Khamenei announces his resignation as well.
