Afghanistan, March 3 -- Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former foreign minister and strategic deputy to the president of Iran, has resigned from his position.
According to Fars News Agency, Zarif's resignation on Sunday, March 2, came in the wake of recent political and economic developments in Iran, as well as the Iranian parliament's vote to impeach Abdolnaser Hemmati, the former governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
According to these reports, Zarif's resignation letter has been delivered to Masoud Pezeshkian, but he has yet to respond to the resignation.
Confirming the news, Zarif wrote on Twitter, "I hope that by stepping down, excuses for obstructing the people's demands and the success of the government will be removed."
The strategic ...