Javad Zarif’s Resignation in Iran Signals Divisions as President’s Cabinet Takes Shape
The resignation on Sunday of Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had been appointed vice president for strategy and had led a search committee for cabinet nominations, shocked Iran’s political circles. He had been a prominent face of Mr. Pezeshkian’s campaign, traveling across the country and telling voters to give change a chance. Now, he was abandoning the government in a public display of deep divisions before it was even formed.
In a post on his Instagram account, Mr. Zarif said it had become clear to him that he could not bring about the kind of domestic change that people had expected.
