Tehran-After the dismissal of the Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs, the influential Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammed-Jawad Sarif, also wants to step down. As the state -owned Iranian news agency Irna reported, Sarif submitted his request for resignation to President Massoud Pezeshkian. Sarif’s decision follows the removal of the moderate minister and former central bank boss Abdolnasser Hemmati. The first Vice President Mohammad Reza Area remains in office.
