Iran’s veteran diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down as vice president a day after parliament ousted the finance minister, signaling a growing rift between hardliners and moderates in the Islamic Republic.

Zarif described his resignation as a result of being "pushed out" and lamented that, since the start of the new administration, he had endured “the most degrading insults, slander and threats” and had experienced “the most bitter period of my forty years in public service, even within the government itself.”

Zarif said he had 'faced the most horrible insults, slander and threats against myself and my family, and I have gone through the most bitter period of my 40 years of service.'

Zarif had already been at the center of controversies in Iran because some politicians had critiqued him over the last several months.

ALBAWABA - Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs, resigned from his position in the Iranian government, IRNA reported on Sun

Senior official who led talks with Western powers a decade ago tenders resignation to President Masoud Pezeshkian for second time, in latest blow to reformist leader

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has resigned as vice president, state media said Monday.

An Iranian official who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has reportedly tendered his resignation from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian.

With Iran already wounded economically and diplomatically, hard-liners forced out two top officials and blocked talks with the United States, freezing President Masoud Pezeshkian’s agenda.

The ex-foreign minister was the face of reformist-backed talks with global powers that led to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal.

Following the dismissal of Iran's economy minister, influential Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif has also announced his resignation, according to state news agency IRNA. Zarif submitted his resignation to President Masoud Pezeshkian,

Zarif noted that the last six months had been particularly challenging, characterized by what he described as “ridiculous insults, slanders, and threats” directed at him and his family.