Iran's Zarif Quits as Engagement With the West Seen Failing
- Foreign minister’s announcement came in an Instagram post
- Apologizes for his ‘flaws and shortcomings’ while serving
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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who led his country’s nuclear negotiations with world powers and was widely viewed as a proponent of engagement rather than confrontation, resigned on Monday in an unexpected move he announced on the picture-sharing service Instagram.
“I am no longer able to continue to serve,” Zarif said in the post, giving no reason. The resignation was confirmed by state news agencies and the foreign ministry.