The president and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appeared together to greet the Armenian prime minister in Tehran.
By Erin Cunningham Erin Cunningham Middle East reporter covering Iran, Turkey, Syria and the wider region Email Bio Follow February 27 at 6:29 AM ISTANBUL — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani formally rejected the resignation of his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the two appeared together Wednesday to greet the Armenian prime minister in Tehran. In a letter published by state media, Rouhani said that accepting Zarif's resignation would be “against national interests.
Media reports said he was furious at his exclusion from a high-level meeting with Syria's president that day. The meeting, on Feb. 25, was also attended by Rouhani, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a senior Revolutionary Guard commander, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who heads the Guard’s elite Quds Force. Iran and Syria are close allies.
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