In a shock move, former Iranian chief diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned from the Masoud Pezeshkian administration. The move comes less than two weeks after the recently-elected Reformist president named Zarif as his deputy for strategic affairs.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, senior informed sources in Tehran told Amwaj.media that the resignation is driven by deep disappointment with Pezeshkian’s decision to largely ignore the recommendations of the transition team. Additionally, behind the scenes, there has been disarray over an apparent hardliner attempt to push Zarif out of office by deploying a law barring officials with ties to...