Iranian foreign minister resigns

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Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, resigned yesterday through an Instagram post. Host Carol Hills spoke with former Tehran correspondent for The Washington Post, Jason Rezaian, about this development and the role Zarif played in Rezaian’s detainment.

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