Zarif described his resignation as a result of being "pushed out" and lamented that, since the start of the new administration, he had endured “the most degrading insults, slander and threats” and had experienced “the most bitter period of my forty years in public service, even within the government itself.”

Iran’s veteran diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down as vice president a day after parliament ousted the finance minister, signaling a growing rift between hardliners and moderates in the Islamic Republic.

Following the dismissal of Iran's economy minister, influential Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif has also announced his resignation, according to state news agency IRNA. Zarif submitted his resignation to President Masoud Pezeshkian,

Zarif said he had 'faced the most horrible insults, slander and threats against myself and my family, and I have gone through the most bitter period of my 40 years of service.'

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has resigned as vice president, state media said Monday.

ALBAWABA - Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs, resigned from his position in the Iranian government, IRNA reported on Sun

The ex-foreign minister was the face of reformist-backed talks with global powers that led to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal.

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister and a key architect of the 2015 nuclear deal, has stepped down from his role as vice

The administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered a second blow in as many days with the resignation Monday of Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs. His departure comes after the impeachment on Sunday of another Pezeshkian ally,

Zarif had already been at the center of controversies in Iran because some politicians had critiqued him over the last several months.