Zarif to Stay as Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif will remain at the helm of the country’s diplomatic apparatus after President Hassan Rouhani rejected his abrupt resignation and threw his full support behind the veteran official. 
“I am honored to announce that the administration will continue to benefit from the effective and active presence of Dr. Zarif after the president refused to accept his resignation, much to the chagrin of the sworn enemies of the revolution and the establishment,” Mahmoud Vaezi, the presidential chief of staff, wrote in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
Parviz Esmaeili, Rouhani’s deputy chief of staff for communications, also took to Twitter: “Zarif, who enjoys the support of all top political and military officials, is still foreign minister and the most influential spokesperson of Iranians in the international arena and will continue to fight for national interests.”