Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian, then campaigning for the Iranian presidential election, accompanied by Mohammad Javad Zarif, former foreign minister, on July 5, 2024. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
It took him less than two weeks to throw in the towel. Mohammad Javad Zarif, former Iranian Foreign Minister who played a significant role in the presidential campaign in favor of Massoud Pezeshkian, submitted his resignation on Sunday, Aug. 11.Earlier this month, the new reformist president had appointed him Vice President in charge of Strategic Affairs and tasked him with recommending the next members of his government. Read also Efforts to restrain the Iranian ‘axis’ continue, Netanyahu escalates in Gaza As a moderate, the architect of the 2015 nuclear deal sought to form a reformist-leaning cabinet and re-engage with the West, particularly to lift the sanctions that have weighed on the country since the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the deal in 2018.However, Pezeshkian — or rather the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali...
It took him less than two weeks to throw in the towel. Mohammad Javad Zarif, former Iranian Foreign Minister who played a significant role in the presidential campaign in favor of Massoud Pezeshkian, submitted his resignation on Sunday, Aug. 11.Earlier this month, the new reformist president had appointed him Vice President in charge of Strategic Affairs and tasked him with recommending the next members of his government. Read also Efforts to restrain the Iranian ‘axis’ continue, Netanyahu escalates in Gaza As a moderate, the architect of the 2015 nuclear deal sought to form a reformist-leaning cabinet and re-engage with the West, particularly to lift the sanctions that have weighed on the country since the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the deal in 2018.However, Pezeshkian — or rather the Iranian Supreme...