Tehran, March 3 -- Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned Sunday night for the second time since his appointment in August last year.
In a post on social media X on Monday, Zarif said he met with Iran's judiciary chief on Sunday and had accepted his recommendation to return to university.
He hoped that by stepping aside from his post, "the excuses for throwing a wrench" in the path of the administration's success would be removed.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian received Zarif's resignation letter on Sunday night but has not responded to it yet, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.
The semi-official Fars news agency reported that by Iran's law on sensitive occupations, appointing Zarif as vice president w...