Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
"The presidential office said the resignation had not been accepted," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said.
The top diplomat had announced his intention to step down on Instagram on Monday evening.
According to Iranian law, the resignation needs to be endorsed by the president for the move to go into effect.
Pakistan bombs targets in Afghan cities, minister calls it 'open war'
Pakistan has bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said on Friday, with Pakistan's defence minister describing the conflict as "open war".
Indian court throws out alleged corruption case against opposition leader
An Indian court on Friday declined to proceed with a trial against opposition leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged corruption case that his party has labelled as politically motivated.
Bill Clinton to give private testimony to Congress about EpsteinĀ
Former President Bill Clinton is due to testify on Friday behind closed doors to a congressional panel about his ties to the late convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Hillary Clinton tells panel she has no information on Epstein
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities.
US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as Russia pummels grid
Ukrainian and US officials met in Geneva on Thursday for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in peace negotiations with Russia, which pounded infrastructure across Ukraine with drone and missile strikes overnight.
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