Iran's foreign minister, key figure in negotiating scrapped nuclear pact, resigns
by Melissa Etehad and Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2019
3 minutes
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a pivotal player in negotiating the landmark nuclear pact that President Donald Trump scrapped, announced his resignation Monday.
The popular figure in Iran made the announcement on his Instagram page, a highly unusual public move in the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani has yet to accept Zarif's resignation, according to Rouhani's chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi.
Zarif wrote on Instagram that he was thankful to have served the Iranian people. "I apologize for the
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