Zarife was one of the people behind it kärnavtal which was concluded between Iran and six other countries in 2015, including the united states. An agreement that the president of the united states Donald Trump announced that the united states would leave in may 2018.
the time has Zarife been severely criticized by anti-western forces in Iran since the US also introduced new sanctions against the country, writes the news agency Reuters.
Despite the criticism came Zarifs departure unexpectedly. And in an unexpected way – on Instagram.
In his post writes Zarife:
the generosity that I received from the dear and brave people of Iran and its agencies during the past 67 months. I apologize that I can not continue to work for you and for all my shortcomings during my time as minister for foreign affairs” and concluded with: ”be happy and worthy.”
the foreign Minister’s resignation was also confirmed by the quasi-official news agency, Tasnim, which refers to sources in the government.