This is the second time Mohammad Javad Zarif has submitted his resignation under Iran’s current president, Masoud Pezeshkian.

While economic reasons were publicly presented as justification for his removal, political motives were at play. According to ...

Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament has impeached and sacked economy and finance minister Abdolnaser Hemmati, delivering a significant setback to the reformist government of President Masoud ...

Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif announced his resignation on Monday in another setback for reformists ...

There was continued struggle between reformists and conservatives over the political direction of the Islamic republic leading to new human rights abuses, notably violations of freedom of expression.

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