(March 3, 2025 / JNS) Mohammad Javad Zarif reportedly submitted his resignation as vice president to Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian after an unnamed, senior regime official told him to do so.

Pezeshkian received the resignation letter but has yet to respond, IRNA, Tehran’s official outlet, stated on Sunday. Regime media also reported that Zarif expressed a preference to serve the country as a university professor.

The London-based Guardian reported on Monday that Zarif implied that his departure was involuntary and that a “high-ranking official” instructed Pezeshkian to fire him.