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Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks at the Security Conference in Munich, Germany.- AP file photo
Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks at the Security Conference in Munich, Germany.- AP file photo

Tehran, Iran - Zarif, 59, has served as Rouhani's foreign minister since August 2013.

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Published: Tue 26 Feb 2019, 9:45 PM

Last updated: Tue 26 Feb 2019, 11:51 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, has abruptly tendered his resignation, although there was no sign on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had accepted it.
Zarif offered an apology for his "shortcomings" in the unexpected message on Instagram on Monday, with prominent members of parliament immediately calling for Rouhani to reject the resignation.
Zarif, 59, has served as Rouhani's foreign minister since August 2013 and has been under constant pressure from hardliners who opposed his policy of detente with the West.
"I apologise for my inability to continue serving and for all the shortcomings during my term in office," Zarif said in the message posted on his verified Instagram account.


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