Tehran: Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned from his new post as Iranian Vice-President for strategic affairs and head of the Centre for Strategic Studies, just 10 days after his appointment.
‘Not Satisfied With The Result Of My Work,’ Says Mohammad Javad Zarif
In a post on social media platform X on Sunday night, he said he was “not satisfied with the result of his work” as head of the steering council for selecting the new Iranian administration’s cabinet members, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
سلام بر مردم بزرگوار و خطاپوش ایران
امروز جناب دکتر پزشکیان وزرای دولت چهاردهم را به مجلس معرفی فرمودند که برای همگی آرزوی موفقیت دارم.
از نوزده وزیری که امروز معرفی شدند، سه نفر نامزد نخست، 6 نفر نامزد دوم یا سوم و یک نفر نامزد پنجم کمیته‌ها و یا شورای راهبری بودند.
بارها گفته… pic.twitter.com/lbuWQE213H
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According to Zarif, out of the 19 Ministers proposed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to the country’s parliament for approval on Sunday, three were the top recommendations of his council and its committees after evaluating more than 1,000 candidates. He added that six nominees were second or third choices and one was their fifth choice. He stressed that selecting cabinet members was the Iranian President’s right, with the steering council and its committees serving only in a consultative role.
In a follow-up post on X on Monday, Zarif said on Sunday in his message “was not a sign of regret or disappointment with Pezeshkian,” but rather an indication that he had doubts about his “usefulness” as Vice- President for strategic affairs.
سلام بر مردم بزرگوار ایران
پیام دیشب بنده به‌معنای پشیمانی و یا ناامیدی از دکتر پزشکیان عزیز و یا مخالفت با واقع‌گرایی نیست؛ بلکه به معنای تردید در مفید بودن خودم در معاونت راهبردی است.
البته برخی مردودین از جانب مردم، با تفسیر عجیبی از قانون مصوب 1401، اشتغال بنده در مشاغل حساس… pic.twitter.com/OtLynZe4DH
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Zarif stressed that he still had faith in everything he had said about Pezeshkian during the election campaign and urged the Iranian people to continue supporting the new President and his administration.
About Mohammad Javad Zarif
In a decree on August 1, Pezeshkian appointed Zarif as Vice-President for strategic affairs and head of the Centre for Strategic Studies. Zarif, 64, served as Iran’s Foreign Minister from 2013 to 2021 under former President Hassan Rouhani.
