The Iranian Foreign Ministry says\u00a0President Hassan Rouhani has not accepted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif\u2019s resignation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAny interpretation and analysis revolving around the reasons behind the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, except for what he has posted on his Instagram account, are incorrect,\u201d Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs the chief of staff of the Iranian president said today, the resignation has not been accepted,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n Late on Monday, the Iranian foreign minister took to his Instagram account to announce\u00a0his unexpected resignation.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuUTD0CBv73\/?utm_source=ig_embed<\/p>\n \u201cI am grateful for magnanimity of the dear and courageous people of Iran and the respectable authorities\u2019 over the past 67 months,\u201d read the post.<\/span><\/p>\n In a post on his Instagarm account on Tuesday, the president\u2019s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said, \u201cIn the view of Dr. Rouhani, the Islamic Republic of Iran has only one foreign policy and one foreign minister.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Qassemi further lashed out at \u201ccertain circles\u201d for attempting to reap political and factional gains from Zarif\u2019s announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n The foreign minister has always been doing his utmost to promote the prestige and esteem of Iran\u2019s foreign policy, said Qassemi, stressing that the Iranian nation is undoubtedly thankful for Zarif\u2019s \u201ceffective\u201d efforts to that end.<\/span><\/p>\n It is thus unfair to downgrade efforts to safeguard\u00a0Iran\u2019s foreign policy to emotional attitudes, the Iranian spokesperson said, adding that such an approach is against the lofty ideals of the Islamic Revolution, Islamic morals and national interests.<\/span><\/p>\n