Iran denies reports that President Pezeshkian has resigned.

A senior Iranian official on Sunday dismissed reports that President Masoud Pezeshkian had resigned.

In a post on the American social media platform X, Mehdi Tabatabaei, Deputy Chief of Communications for the President's Office, dismissed reports of Pezeshkian's resignation as "false," calling it a continuation of a "media game" by some foreign media outlets.

He said, “Pezeshkian will not give up serving the Iranian people,” emphasizing that Iran “will not back down from the path of unity and solidarity.”

Earlier, media reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had submitted his resignation to the Supreme Leader's Office.

In a letter sent on Sunday, Pezeshkian reportedly stressed that the president and government have been effectively excluded from crucial and essential decision-making processes in the country, and that the power vacuum created by this has allowed hardline factions within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to seize control, the source said.

Tensions in the Middle East have escalated since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran in late February. Tehran retaliated with attacks targeting Israel and US allies in the Gulf, and closed the Strait of Hormuz.

A ceasefire agreement came into effect on April 8th through Pakistani mediation, but subsequent talks in Islamabad failed to reach a lasting deal.

Since then, Iran and the US have continued to exchange proposals in an effort to resume direct talks and end the hostilities, but without success.

According to a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration, Trump requested several revisions to the agreement his envoys had reached with their Iranian counterparts.

Accordingly, Trump wanted the agreement finalized quickly, but he wanted to strengthen some key points – particularly around Iran's nuclear materials. Trump's demands triggered another round of back-and-forth negotiations between the parties, which could last several days.

A White House official told reporters after the meeting that Trump "will only accept a deal that benefits the United States, meets his red lines, and ensures Iran can never possess nuclear weapons."

Iranian officials told state media that they had not yet approved the final text, although two U.S. officials earlier this week stated that Tehran was ready to sign and that it all depended on Trump.

(Source: AA)

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