TEHRAN: 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.

TEHRAN - Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned Sunday night for the second time since his appointment in August last year. In a post on social media X on Monday, Zarif said he met with Iran's judiciary chief on Sunday and had accepted his recommendation to return to university.

The resignation of Zarif and impeachment of Iran's Finance Minister are seen as a blow to negations with the Trump administration.

Mohammad Javad Zarif reportedly submitted his resignation as vice president to Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian after an unnamed, senior regime official told him to do so.