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Lebanon’s Government Resigns amid Protests

reporter 1222 — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:54:46 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab has announced the resignation of his government following a similar move by several ministers, and amid angry protests in the country that followed the devastating blast of August 4 in the Beirut port.

Speaking to people in a live televised address on Monday, Diab first blamed the explosion on mismanagement resulting from “endemic corruption” in the country, Press TV reported.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Diab slammed certain corrupt political actors for undermining his government’s efforts by distorting the truth.

“Today we follow the will of the people in their demand to hold accountable those responsible for the disaster that has been in hiding for seven years, and their desire for real change,” Diab said, adding, “In the face of this reality … I am announcing today the resignation of this government.

“May God saves Lebanon, may God save Lebanon, may God save Lebanon.”

He said his government “tried to create change to meet the demands of the Lebanese people, adding, “We are with the people in calling for trying those responsible for this crime.”

Diab also denounced those who are trying to take advantage of the Beirut blast for their own political gain.

After months of a power vacuum in the small Mediterranean country, Diab’s cabinet formed in January to combat alleged corruption and mismanagement, and to revive Lebanon’s collapsed economy.

Before Diab announced the government’s resignation, four cabinet ministers had already quit their posts.

The tragic explosion caused by the detonation of more than 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse has so far killed more than 200 citizens and injured more than 6000 others.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a 2,750-ton stockpile of highly volatile ammonium nitrate. The material had been stored at the port since 2013 with few safeguards despite numerous warnings of the danger, Al-Jazeera reported.

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Netanyahu Resigns from Ministerial Posts

reporter 1222 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 13:07:18 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resigned from his ministerial posts as required by the indictment against him, he announced on Wednesday.

Netanyahu has held the health, welfare, agriculture, and diaspora affairs portfolios, but someone who has been indicted for a crime cannot serve as a minister. There is no such rule regarding the position of the prime minister, Haaretz reported.

Netanyahu stated that he would appoint a replacement for his ministerial posts in the coming days.

Also Wednesday, Netanyahu, facing criminal charges in three corruption cases, said that he had decided to officially request immunity from prosecution.

Court proceedings in Netanyahu’s cases will only begin after the Knesset completes its handling of the immunity request – and the expected appeals to the High Court on the matter.

According to Israeli law, the Knesset House Committee is to discuss his request and should it be approved, the request will need to pass a vote by the Knesset plenum.

However, since a House Committee has not been appointed since the April general election, and is not expected to be assembled before the upcoming March election, the discussion will only take place in several months. Until the committee makes a decision, an indictment against Netanyahu can’t be handed officially to the court.

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Iraq President Saleh Submits Resignation to Parliament

reporter 1222 — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:12:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq President Barham Saleh submitted his resignation to parliament in protest against the nomination of Asaad Al Eidani to the premiership, Al Jazeera reported.

According to Fars News Agency, Iraqi President Barham Salih announced his resignation on Thursday to open up for public choice after protests over unemployment and low-quality public services.

Arabic-language TV channel Al-Mayadin reported on Thursday that Barham Salih has declared his decision to resign from his post as Iraq’s president

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Spox Dismisses Rouhani Plan to Resign

reporter 1222 — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:44:28 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesperson of Iran’s administration dismissed speculation that President Hassan Rouhani is planning to resign.

Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Ali Rabiee denied any plans for Rouhani to resign, saying such an idea has been by no means raised in the administration.

He added that First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri is also opposed to such an idea.

On an upcoming presidential visit to Japan, Rabiee underlined that Rouhani’s trip to Tokyo has nothing to do with the US’ push for talks with Iran.

He added that the “Japanese friends” sometimes put forward proposals occasionally, but reiterated that the Islamic Republic has no plans in this regard.

Last week, the Iranian president’s chief of staff dismissed speculation that Rouhani might discuss a message from the US government in his upcoming trip to Japan, saying, “The (presidential) trip will be made within the framework of bilateral visits and meetings between the officials of Tehran and Tokyo.”

The Iranian president will be visiting Malaysia before traveling to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Abe visited Tehran in June to become the first Japanese leader to travel to Iran in more than four decades.

The Japanese prime minister met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the Iranian president.

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Zarif resignation just a rumor

reporter 1222 — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:34:57 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed the rumors surrounding his resignation.

Speaking to reporters on the sideline of today’s cabinet session and when asked about reports about his resignation, he said: “I wouldn’t have been here now if I had resigned.”

Earlier, some local media had reported that the minister has presented his resignation.

Zarif had once handed over his resignation in early March 2019, which President Rouhani had rejected at once.

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Tearful May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation

reporter 1222 — Sat, 25 May 2019 07:03:10 +0000

May’s departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to want a more decisive split, raising the chances of a confrontation with the European Union and a potentially unpredictable snap parliamentary election, Reuters reported.

May set out a timetable for her departure – she will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7 with a leadership contest beginning the following week.

Her voice cracking with emotion, May, who endured crises and humiliation in her failed effort to find a compromise Brexit deal that parliament could ratify, said she bore no ill will.

“I will shortly leave the job that has been the honor of my life to hold,” May said. “The second female prime minister, but certainly not the last.”

“I do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love,” May said, with her husband, Philip, looking on.

May, once a reluctant supporter of EU membership, who won the top job in the turmoil that followed the 2016 Brexit vote, steps down with her central pledges – to lead the United Kingdom out of the bloc and heal its divisions – unfulfilled.

“It is, and will always remain, a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit,” May said, adding that her successor would have to find a consensus to honor the 2016 referendum result.

PM Boris Johnson?

May bequeaths a deeply divided country and a political elite that is deadlocked over how, when or whether to leave the EU.

The leading contenders to succeed May all want a tougher divorce deal, although the EU has said it will not renegotiate the Withdrawal Treaty it sealed in November.
Sterling reversed initial gains it made on May’s resignation.

Boris Johnson, the face of the official Brexit campaign in 2016, is the favorite to succeed May. Betting markets put a 40% implied probability on Johnson winning the top job.

Others tipped by betting markets are Dominic Raab, a Brexit supporter and former Brexit secretary, with a 14% implied probability on his chances.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove, former House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt each have a 7% probability, according to betting markets.

Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt and International Development Secretary Rory Stewart each have a 4% chance of the top job while Home Secretary (interior minister) Sajid Javid has

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France reacts to Zarif’s resignation, says will remain committed to JCPOA

reporter 1222 — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:33:10 +0000

Commenting on resignation of Iranian foreign minister, the spokesman of French Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that France is committed to the implementation of the JCPOA, which it will continue to support as long as Iran abides by all of its nuclear obligations.

In response to the announcement of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation and whether his departure is liable to cast a shadow on the implementation of the Iranian nuclear agreement, the spokesman of French Foreign Ministry told reporters on Tuesday “we have taken note of Mr. Zarif’s announcement of his resignation.”

“France is committed to the implementation of the JCPOA, which it will continue to support as long as Iran abides by all of its nuclear obligations. Unanimously endorsed by the UN Security Council in Resolution 2231, this agreement is a key component of the non-proliferation regime and an important factor in international and regional security,” the spokesman added, according to the official website of French Foreign Ministry.

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Oil min. Zanganeh not resigning: spox

reporter 1222 — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:31:07 +0000

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is not resigning, a spokesman for his ministry said on Tuesday.

Kasra Nouri, director of the Oil Ministry’s Public Relations, dismissed the rumors circulating in some media that Zanganeh had submitted his resignation, one day after Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced he was resigning.

“Mr. Zanganeh will do whatever is best for the nation and the country,” he said, asserting that the veteran minister is not stepping down from his position.

Earlier on the day, President Hassan Rouhani said that the country’s foreign ministry, oil ministry, and the Central Bank are standing at the front line of the fight against Washington’s unilateral actions.

“Today, Foreign Ministry, CBI and Oil Ministry are at the front line of this fight. I want to appreciate the resistance of Mr. Zarif, Mr. Hemmati, and Mr. Zanganeh. These are the forces fighting in the front line,” the president had said.

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Growing Calls in Iran Asking Zarif to Draw Back from Resignation

reporter 1222 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:36:06 +0000

More than 150 Iranian lawmakers asked President Hassan Rouhani to turn down Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation, while the president’s chief of staff has rejected reports that the president has accepted the top diplomat’s resignation.

In comments on Tuesday morning, rapporteur of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said a group of lawmakers have sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani to voice support for Foreign Minister Zarif.

The letter, signed by 150 parliamentarians, has asked the president to turn down Zarif’s resignation and encourage him to remain in his post.

Last night, Foreign Minister Zarif announced his resignation from the cabinet in a post on his Instagram account.

“Many thanks for the generosity of the dear and brave people of Iran and its authorities over the past 67 months. I sincerely apologize for the inability to continue serving and for all the shortcomings during my service. Be happy and worthy,” Zarif wrote on his Instagram page on Monday night.

Meanwhile, the Iranian president’s chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, has rejected media reports that the president has accepted Zarif’s resignation.

“The reports that the president has accepted Dr. Zarif’s resignation are strongly rejected,” Vaezi said in a post on his Twitter account.

Also, Chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahat Pishe told the Tasnim News Agency, “We are still unaware whether or not the president has accepted Mr. Zarif’s resignation.”

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Iran’s Road Minister Abbas Akhoundi resigns

reporter 1222 — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 12:45:53 +0000

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has resigned.

In a letter addressed to President Hassan Rouhani, Akhoundi announced his resignation and asked the president to accept his decision. This is while he had resigned on three previous occasions.

Akhoundi said disagreements in urban redevelopment were the reason for his resignation.

The letter, dated Sep. 1, was published a few hours after he attended the ceremony of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Management and Planning Organization of Iran on redeveloping the urban texture.

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