Shafaq News/Iranian Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has resignedfrom his position, citing unprecedented pressure, personal attacks, andpolitical tensions in recent months.
Zarifannounced his resignation in a post on X, “I hope my removal will eliminateobstacles to the people’s will and the success of the government.”
He alsorevealed that he had met with the head of Iran’s judiciary, GholamhosseinMohseni Ejei, who recommended his return to academia to ease pressure on thegovernment. “I accepted immediately,” Zarif said, adding that he had alwayssought to serve his country and had endured smear campaigns in silence for overfour decades to protect national interests.
In hisstatement, Zarif highlighted that he had faced severe insults, slander, andthreats against himself and his family in the past six months, calling it oneof the most difficult periods of his career. He acknowledged that he had alsoexperienced challenges even within the government itself, describing his timeas vice president as “bitter.”
“I ask forforgiveness for any shortcomings during my tenure,” Zarif said, reiterating hissupport for President Pezeshkian and wishing success for his administration.
سلام بر هم میهنان بزرگوارخداوند بزرگ را سپاسگزارم که در نه ماه گذشته این فرصت را به این خدمتگزار کوچک ارزانی داشت که در جهت تحقق اراده ملت و خدمت به مردم آنچه را در توان داشتم پیشکش کنم. گرچه در شش ماه گذشته با سخیف‌ترین توهین‌ها، افتراها و تهدیدها نسبت به خود و خانواده‌ام روبرو…
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 3, 2025According toFars News Agency, two sources confirmed that Zarif’s decision was linked to thedismissal of Finance Minister Abdul Nasser Hemmati.
Iran’sgovernment has yet to issue an official statement regarding Zarif’sresignation, and it remains unclear whether Pezeshkian will accept hisdeparture or attempt to persuade him to stay in some capacity.
Zarifstepped down also in 2024.
The topdiplomat, who served as Iran’s foreign minister from 2013 to 2021 under formerPresident Hassan Rouhani, played a key role in the 2015 nuclear deal with worldpowers, which sought to ease sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on itsnuclear program. He was also a close figure within Iran’s reformist camp andwas instrumental in the election campaign of President Pezeshkian.
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