Key Takeaways
- Iran’s Vice President Zarif has announced his intention to resign due to disagreements over the country’s new cabinet composition.
- The new cabinet formation is a crucial step in shaping Iran’s government and policies.
- Mohammad Javad Zarif, a former Iranian Foreign Minister, is resigning due to his dissatisfaction with the expert opinion and representation of women in the new cabinet.
Tehran: Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was appointed the vice president for strategic affairs by the newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on August 2, announced his intention to resign.
The reason for Zarif’s possible resignation is due to disagreements over the composition of Iran’s new cabinet. On Sunday, President Pezeshkian presented a list of 19 candidates to the parliament, but only one is a woman.
“I am not satisfied with the result of my work, and I am ashamed that I could not get the expert opinion of the committees and the presence of women, youth and relatives in a decent way, as I promised. Of course, there are still some vice presidents left, which hopefully will compensate for this shortcoming,” Zarif said on X.
The former minister wished success to the representatives of the new government and thanked the president for the opportunity to take part in the selection of candidates for the cabinet.
